<h1>2008 Sweet Harvest Pinot Blanc 375ml -- Erath Winery Shopping Cart</h1> <b>$30.00</b> -- <i>"Spiced banana and honey scents lead to fl avors of peach pie and hints of blood orange"</i> <p> <b>WINE OVERVIEW</b><br />Our Pinot Blanc is harvested at the peak of ripeness, quickly frozen and then pressed to extract the sweetest most concentrated juice.<br /><br /><b>VINTAGE OVERVIEW</b><br />If there&#8217;s one word to describe the 2008 harvest, it would be &#8220;late.&#8221; The season got off to a late start throughout Oregon, with bud break, on average, 10 days to two weeks behind schedule. The subsequent growing season was consistently cool, which delayed the start of harvest and extended it through the end of October.<br /><br />Significant amounts of rainfall can occur in Oregon in October, putting our entire crop&nbsp; at risk. (This has happened less frequently over the past decade, but remains an ever-present threat.) Concerned that our grapes might not reach full maturity in such a cool year, we thinned the crop several times late in the season to accelerate ripening. (The fewer the grape clusters, the faster they ripen.) Fortunately, as in the late season of 1999, our 2008 harvest was blessed by dry, mild weather throughout the critical fi nal weeks of October. Clusters left hanging on the vine achieved optimal maturity, displaying intensely concentrated color and fl avors. With lower yields, but fully ripe, high-quality fruit, the 2008 vintage produced<br /><br /><b>TECHNICAL INFORMATION:<br /></b>APPELLATION: Dundee Hills<br />VINEYARDS: Niederberger<br />HARVEST: October 15, 2008<br />ALCOHOL: 8%<br />T.A.: 0.88gm/100mL<br />PH: 3.56<br />R.S.: 17.3 gm/100ml<br />CASES PRODUCED: 100</p> <p> <ul style="padding-left: 15px"> <li>SKU: 33088</li> </ul> </p> <p><b>Other products in the category <a href="http://store.erath.com/Category16" title="All Wines">All Wines</a>:</b> <br clear="left"><br /><ul style="padding-left: 15px"><li> <a href="http://store.erath.com/Product71" title="2008 Pinot Noir Prince Hill 777 Clone">2008 Pinot Noir Prince Hill 777 Clone</a> -- Scents of bright red cherry, vanilla-spice, anise, and a tease of toffee levitate from the glass, leading to ... raspberry and a late wave of long-lasting mocha.<br><em>Dundee Hills</em></li></ul> <br clear="left"><br /><ul style="padding-left: 15px"><li> <a href="http://store.erath.com/Product92" title="2008 Prince Hill Pinot Noir - 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