Left Field

is 100% Pinot Noir from a 4 acre section of the Shea Vineyard which is planted to the Wädenswil clone.
Shea Vineyard is a renowned vineyard in the Willamette Valley in Yamhill County in Oregon.
was harvested the morning of October 12, 1996.
was 100% destemmed and fermented in an open-top tank with 3 punchdowns per day.
aged for 15 months.
was bottled into 850 bottles, all 750ml. That's a little more than 70 cases.
had a release price of $36.
is the first of ten Pinot Noir wines made by SQN, 1996—2005.
has a red wax capsule and was wrapped in ??? tissue paper.
has a drawing on the front label by Manfred of the Shea Vineyard showing the plot where the SQN grapes were grown. Above that is a drawing of a trellising scheme.

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No magnums of Left Field 1996 Pinot Noir were produced.

No 3 liter or bigger bottles of Left Field 1996 Pinot Noir were produced.