Vineyard details: alluvial soil and flat irrigation.
Climate: Dry and continental with great sun exposure allowing perfect ripening.
Vine cultivation: vertical shoot position trellising.
Harvest details: By hand in 33lb cases, picked between April 8th and 20th. Yield 5300 lb/acre.
Vinivication: grapes were destemmed and crushed. Cold skin contact before fermentation. 12 days of fermentation in stainless steel tanks at 81-84oF. Maceration after fermentation. Natural malolactic fermentation.
Aging process: French oak barrels for 12 months. Bottle storage for 12 months.
Tasting notes:
Lush and very expressive with mocha, crushed currant, plum sauce and fig paste notes that glide over the dense but velvety structure. Long and fleshy, with the fruit echoing nicely. Not shy at all, but nicely balanced. Drink now.
(Wine Spectator 90 points)
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happinez wines of the month posters...
We are offering posters for sale with all our wines of the month. The poster size is 20x30inch and will be sold unframed/unmounted. Photography by Mark Hemmings. Price $75 + HST, ordering through happinez A mounted example of these posters can be seen at happinez. Here are the 2009, 2008 and 2007 posters...
