Nose
Strong color and good balance support aromas of blackberry, violets, sassafras and cedar.
Palate
The palate is rm with rounded tannins. Complex with notes of nutmeg, blueberry and cocoa powder. Dark, rich and opulent, Graceful Lady is to be reckoned with.
Growing Conditions
Maggy Hawk wines are a clear representation why terroir matters and Graceful Lady is the epitome of this. The characteristics are site-specfi c. Low yields, small clusters, and ripening in fluenced by its location.
Harvest
As the fourth excellent harvest in a row in Northern California, 2015 can be de fined as intense and short, with the earliest harvest recorded in many years. The intensity of this early harvest is mirrored in the concentration of the resulting wines. Graceful Lady was picked in a single day on September 24th.
Winemaking
Beginning with a five-day cold soak, this wine utilized the slow-moving AMH yeast that effectively carried the fermentation for two weeks in tank. Punch-downs were performed one-to-three times daily to aid in the extraction of fl avors and color profi le desirable for Pinot Noir. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was racked into a blend and began its aging regime until bottling in the following winter.
Aging
16 months French oak, 46% new
