Wine Article

Good growing season conditions were provided in 2016 with enough rain during spring to give the vineyard all that it needed as well as generous hang time just before harvest to fully mature the grapes. Good acid balance and mature tannins with high intensity in aromatics and flavors is the result. Fermentation took place in a small capacity stainless steel tank which lends better skin-to-juice ratio. Daily pumpovers of juice over the cap extracted color, flavor and tannin. The young wine was transferred to American oak barrels to age for sixteen months. The time in the barrel added complexity, creating many layers of flavor.

Specifications
Vintage: 2016
Appellation: Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County
Barrel Aging: 16 months American oak barrels, 40% new oak
Alcohol: 16.1%
pH: 3.84
Total Acidity: .585g/100ml