WINE TECHNICALS:

Certified Organically Grown
Harvest date: September 27, 2021
Fruit source: West 114 (1996)
Grapes at harvest: Brix: 23.3, pH 3.4, TA 5.9 g/L
Finished wine: Alcohol 13.9 %, pH 3.6, TA 5.1 g/L
Barrel aged 11 months in French oak, 30% new barrels
110 cases bottled unfined on August 30, 2022

VINIFICATION: ? 

The fruit was hand sorted and completely destemmed into one 4-ton stainless steel open top tank and three 1.5-ton macro bins. After a four-day cold soak, fermentation initiated and the cap was punched down twice per day until a peak fermentation temperature of 90 F, then pumped over once per day until dryness. The new wine was pressed, settled for 72 hours, and racked to barrels for eleven months.

WINEMAKER NOTES:

The nose showcases delicate red cherry, star anise, and a mineral iron character, but the palate reveals a much more muscular, taut wine recalling the 2014 and 2015 vintages. As with those hallmark vintages, the 2021 will require some patience to reveal its full potential.

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