Spec Sheet
Blending:
58% Malbec, harvested October 8th-14th from Gold Vineyard
18% Cabernet Sauvignon, harvested October 7th from Pheasant Hill Vineyard
14% Syrah, harvested October 14th from Carpenter Hill Vineyard
10% Cabernet Franc, harvested October 13th from Gold Vineyard
Fermentation:
14-21 days in small open bins with twice-daily manual punchdowns. Yeasts native, Lallemand BM-45, F-15 and D-254. Maximum fermentation temperature 25 degrees Celsius. Press fractions at 0.8 bars.
Aging:
18 months in 20% new French oak.
Racked three times.
Finished Wine:
Bottled on May 21, 2009
Alcohol 13.5% by volume. TA 5.8 g/L, pH 3.66
Production: 1053 cases
58% Malbec, harvested October 8th-14th from Gold Vineyard
18% Cabernet Sauvignon, harvested October 7th from Pheasant Hill Vineyard
14% Syrah, harvested October 14th from Carpenter Hill Vineyard
10% Cabernet Franc, harvested October 13th from Gold Vineyard
Fermentation:
14-21 days in small open bins with twice-daily manual punchdowns. Yeasts native, Lallemand BM-45, F-15 and D-254. Maximum fermentation temperature 25 degrees Celsius. Press fractions at 0.8 bars.
Aging:
18 months in 20% new French oak.
Racked three times.
Finished Wine:
Bottled on May 21, 2009
Alcohol 13.5% by volume. TA 5.8 g/L, pH 3.66
Production: 1053 cases