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2012 Kosta Browne Chardonnay One Sixteen
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VINEYARD SOURCES:BLOCKS/CLONES USED IN THE BLEND
Boudreaux: Montrachet
Charles Ranch: Wente
El Diablo: Montrachet, Robert Young, Wente
Heintz: 4
Searby: Rued
Ulises Valdez: Calera, Batto, Wente
Zio Tony: 95, 548
These Russian River Valley sites all have superb micro-climates, offering just the right amount of warmth during the day and very cool nights, which leads to an intensely focused wine with generous natural acidity.
PRIMARY FERMENTATION DETAILS
HARVEST DATES: September 17 – October 23, 2012
TYPE/SIZE OF FERMENTATION VESSEL
93% Barrel fermented and aged
(228 Liter barrel), 7% concrete fermented
BARREL PROGRAM
PERCENTAGE OF NEW FRENCH OAK: 41%
BARREL AGING: 15 months
FINISHED WINE DETAILS
ALCOHOL: 14.4%
PH: 3.35
TITRATABLE ACIDITY: 6.1 g/L
BOTTLING DATE: December 9-10, 2013
Boudreaux: Montrachet
Charles Ranch: Wente
El Diablo: Montrachet, Robert Young, Wente
Heintz: 4
Searby: Rued
Ulises Valdez: Calera, Batto, Wente
Zio Tony: 95, 548
These Russian River Valley sites all have superb micro-climates, offering just the right amount of warmth during the day and very cool nights, which leads to an intensely focused wine with generous natural acidity.
PRIMARY FERMENTATION DETAILS
HARVEST DATES: September 17 – October 23, 2012
TYPE/SIZE OF FERMENTATION VESSEL
93% Barrel fermented and aged
(228 Liter barrel), 7% concrete fermented
BARREL PROGRAM
PERCENTAGE OF NEW FRENCH OAK: 41%
BARREL AGING: 15 months
FINISHED WINE DETAILS
ALCOHOL: 14.4%
PH: 3.35
TITRATABLE ACIDITY: 6.1 g/L
BOTTLING DATE: December 9-10, 2013