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| 2013 Ascension Cellars Primitivo RaptureComposition: 95% Primitivo / 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard: Frankel Vineyard
Alcohol: 18.9%
Residual Sugar: 11%
Production: 50 cases produced
Winemaking Process: Early morning handpicks of the late harvest Primitivo at Frankel Vineyard was completed at the peak of brix ripeness. The fruit was then allowed to cold soak for four days prior to the start of fermentation. Cold soaking or Cold Maceration is a technique where freshly picked and de-stemmed Primitivo berries and juice where kept in a tank at low temperatures typically about 48 degrees Fahrenheit. During the cold soak, the juice and grape skins do not begin fermentation.
The wine was then fermented in open top fermenters, punched down 4-5 times daily for maximum color extraction and then fortified by the addition of a neutral grape spirit known as “aguardente” in order to stop the fermentation, leaving a natural residual sugar of 11% in the wine. Our Rapture Primitivo was then aged for thirty-two months in new French oak barrels with a medium-plus toast. The wine was topped off during aging with dry Cabernet Sauvignon to replace the “angel’s share” and prevent oxidation. It was bottled unfiltered in 500ml bottles in late July 2016.
Primitivo Varietal character (Appellation America)
Primitivo is an Italian varietal which is similar to a high quality Zinfandel.USAAmerican 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
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm
Central Coast AVA WikipediaPaso Robles Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
Set apart by unique climate and geography, Paso Robles Wine Country provides prime growing conditions for more than 40 varietals planted over 26,000 acres of vineyards. More than 300 wineries craft this fruit into premium wines, gaining recognition around the world. The fruit, the wines and the distinct environment have quickly made Paso Robles California's third largest and fastest growing wine region. |
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