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 Tasting
Notes: Because of a hail storm last
May when the vines were flowering, our fruit set was smaller than
normal. However, the quality of this wine is superb. It is palest
straw in color with a wonderfully aromatic Gewurztraminer nose. In
the mouth it tastes austere yet at the same time offers powerful and
rich fruit flavors. This is a wine of intense varietal character and
Mike's all-time favorite Gewurztraminer.
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Farming:
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dry-farmed |
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Age of vines:
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2 to 40 years old |
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Appellation:
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Napa Valley |
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Varietal:
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100% Gewurztraminer |
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Grapes:
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100% grown at Stony
Hill Vineyard |
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Harvest date:
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10/8/98 |
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Fermentation time:
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5 to 7 days in
60 gal. old French oak barrels |
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Fermentation temperature:
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60 degrees |
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Aging time:
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6 months in oak |
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Filtering:
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filtered to remove
yeast, to inhibit malolactic fermentation, and to make wine
brilliant |
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Bottling date:
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3/26/99 |
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Total Acidity:
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.60% |
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Residual Sugar:
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dry |
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Alcohol:
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12% |
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Aging Potential:
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5 years + |
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Cases produced:
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76 |
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Release date:
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9/7/99 |
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Price at winery:
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$14.00 per bottle
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1997
Chardonnay | 1998
SHV Chardonnay
1998 White Riesling | 1998
Gewurztraminer | 1997 Semillon de Soleil
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