VINEYARDS AND CLONES
Floodgate Vineyard - West Block
Martini clone 13
HARVEST INFORMATION
Harvest date: 9/5
Hand harvested at night under lights
Hand sorted in vineyard
Average brix: 24.3 degrees
GRAPE PROCESSING
Cold fruit processed early AM
Hand sorted prior to stem removal
Hand sorted after stem removal
FERMENTATION
Tanks: Small open tops
Cold soak: 4 days
Yeast: Wild and cultured
Mixing: 3 punch downs daily
Duration: 11 days
BARREL PROGRAM
100% French oak
Francois Freres, Rousseau
50% new
35% one year old
15% two year old
ML fermentation in barrel
13 months in barrel
FINISHED WINE
Alcohol: 14.3% by volume
Titratable acidity: 6.9 gm/L
pH: 3.40
Bottling date: Nov. 14, 2008
Production: 444 cases (9 liter equivalent)
WINEMAKER
Gary Farrell
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