Winemaker Notes:
Inky blue-purple in color, sweet black razzberry jammy fruit—yum! Dark chocolatey oak spice, bright acidity but very juicy-supple, bit of warm vanilla at finish, structured tannins for aging.
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Harvest Date:
- September 23, 2014
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Average TA/pH at Harvest:
- 0.53 gm/100ml pH: 3.48
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Fermentation Characteristics:
- 5 day cold soak, then tank-fermented, déléstaged 4 times before 11 Brix, 13 days total on skins
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Cellar Storage/Aging:
- 30 months in oak barrels: 75% new American, 10% 2-yr-old French, 15% 3-yr-old American
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Varietal:
- 97.4% Petite Sirah, 2.6% Alicante Bouschet
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Appellation:
- 97% Florence Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley
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Release Date:
- March 1, 2018
