Appellation: Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Blend: 81% Pinot Noir 19% Chardonnay
Alcohol: 13.5% v/v
Acidity: .79 g/100ml
Residual Sugar: 0.48 g/100ml
pH: 3.25
Malolactic Fermentation: None
Barrels: None
Hand harvested in the chill of early morning, the Pinot Noir grapes are de stemmed into stainless steel tanks where they are cold-soaked (using dry ice) for seven days. A bit of steely Chardonnay is blended to add a firm acid backbone. After pressing the juice slowly ferments in stainless steel tanks at 62° to 65° F retaining the bright fresh Pinot Noir fruit tones. The dosage for the 2006 Brut Rosé is a mere 4 ml of Special Lex (a simple syrup made of 2 ml sugar, 1 ml Chardonnay and 1 ml Pinot Noir)

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