Community Tasting Note

• kostaslonis wrote:

  June 29, 2023 - 10th MW Symposium, Wiesbaden - Day 1: 90% Grenache, 6% Shiraz, 4% Graciano
  Alcohol 15.4%, 0.5 g/l residual sugar, 5.1 g/l acidity, 3.72 pH
  
  Vineyard: Winery Block
  Dry grown Grenache bush vines planted on their own roots in 1934 and 1943.
  Yield: 40 hl/ha
  Soil Type Sandy loam over clay.
  Harvest Notes: Lovely vintage without summer heat waves and good soil moisture led to a later harvest more in line with the vintages of the 70's, 80's and 90's.
  
  Vinification: Handpicked, open vats 12 days, basket pressed. Maturation in old barrels and tronconique vats.
  Oak influence: No new oak influence.
  Months in bottle: 10, production 36.000 bottles
  
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  Fragrant, spicy, fruity, incense, herbs like rosemary, palate showing nice tannins, a touch warm, cinnamon candy

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