Winemaker Notes

• Growing Season

  Production Notes

  Spring was mild and wet followed by a period of unusually warm and humid weather. Warm weather during most of the growing season, coupled with drought-busting rains and a late heat spike, created vigorous growth and more clusters per vine. The fruit showed great intensity, with lower brix levels and higher acids than normal.

• Winemaking

  Winemaker Notes

  We started by selecting premium barrels toasted using infrared light rather than open flame, allowing for much higher precision during toasting with a lower impact of smokiness on the finished wine. Additional racking introduced a small amount of oxygen further softening tannins and adding more of a brick-red hue to the color.

• Technical Info

  Alcohol %

  14.4
  Production
  Harvest Date

  11 Barrels Produced
  Aging

  Aged 18 months in 25% new French oak, 15% new American oak, 5% Hungarian oak, 55% neutral barrels