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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ramclain on 3/19/2018 & rated 92 points: Very smooth with the perfect balance of fruit. Tasted great on its own or paired with chocolate. (263 views) | | | Tasted by ramclain on 3/5/2018 & rated 90 points: Tasting really well right now, perfect balance of fruit, complexity, and smoothness. (244 views) | | | Tasted by TottenCellars on 1/16/2016 & rated 89 points: Solid Grenache, nice red fruit nose good body, maybe could use a little more acid. Buy again at a discount. (569 views) |
| Donati Family Vineyard Producer website
FAMILY. ESTATE. VISION. That’s the Donati Family, as is evidenced upon first glimpse of their spectacular estate vineyard. The Donatis came to Paicines (pronounced pie see ness), in California’s Central Coast, in 1998 when they purchased land that would soon become home to Matt Donati and his family. Since then, Matt and his father Ron, engaged in planting the family vineyard and planning their state-of-the-art winery. Today, the guiding principles of quality and cooperation, along with a steadfast work-ethic, underscore all that is accomplished in the busy days on the family vineyard. “Our philosophy is to grow grapes of the highest possible quality, so that wines made from our fruit can meet the quality expectations of our customers,” says Matt. “This requires attention to detail, evaluation of new grape growing and winemaking methods and technologies, and a passion for serving our customers.” This is done in a groundbreaking environment, as the Donatis expect to establish the Paicines AVA (American Viticultural Area) as a growing region with the potential of neighboring Mt. Harlan AVA (Calera Winery) and Chalone AVA (Chalone Vineyard).
2012 Donati Family Vineyard GrenacheHarvest Data:
Harvest Date: 11/1/12
Harvest Tonnage: 6.17 tons
Harvest Brix: 25.3
Winemaking Data:
Extraction Method: Twice Daily Punchdowns
Barrel Aging: 18 months
Cooperage: 31% New French Oak, 15% New Hungarian Oak, 54% Neutral Oak
Bottling Data:
Bottling Date: 5/10/14
Blend Composition: 85% Grenache, 15% Syrah
Cases Produced: 145 (12x750ml)
ABV: 13.8%
pH: 3.77
RS: .07%Grenache Varietal character (Appellation America) - Read more about GrenacheUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
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