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2012 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard
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VINEYARD DETAILS
BLOCKS/CLONES USED IN THE BLEND
114: 3%; 115: 18%; 667: 39%; 828: 7%; Swan: 4%; Pommard 4: 5%; 777: 24%
VINEYARD ORIENTATION
North/East
TRELLISING TYPE
Vertical Shoot Positioning
SOIL TYPE
Goulding Cobble Loam, Raynor Clay, Seeped Loam
PRIMARY FERMENTATION DETAILS
HARVEST DATES
October 2-10, 2012
COLD-SOAK TIME
5 days
FERMENTATION TIME
9-12 days
NUMBER OF PUNCH-DOWNS PER DAY
1-2
TYPE/SIZE OF FERMENTATION VESSEL
8 & 5-ton stainless steel open tops, 1-ton bins
TYPE OF FERMENTATION APPLIED
91% destemmed, 9% whole cluster
BARREL PROGRAM
PERCENTAGE OF NEW FRENCH OAK
52%
BARREL AGING
16 months
FINISHED WINE DETAILS
ALCOHOL
14.5%
pH
3.48
TITRATABLE ACIDITY
5.9 g/L
BOTTLING DATE
December 12, 2013
Source:KB_GapsCrn12.pdf
BLOCKS/CLONES USED IN THE BLEND
114: 3%; 115: 18%; 667: 39%; 828: 7%; Swan: 4%; Pommard 4: 5%; 777: 24%
VINEYARD ORIENTATION
North/East
TRELLISING TYPE
Vertical Shoot Positioning
SOIL TYPE
Goulding Cobble Loam, Raynor Clay, Seeped Loam
PRIMARY FERMENTATION DETAILS
HARVEST DATES
October 2-10, 2012
COLD-SOAK TIME
5 days
FERMENTATION TIME
9-12 days
NUMBER OF PUNCH-DOWNS PER DAY
1-2
TYPE/SIZE OF FERMENTATION VESSEL
8 & 5-ton stainless steel open tops, 1-ton bins
TYPE OF FERMENTATION APPLIED
91% destemmed, 9% whole cluster
BARREL PROGRAM
PERCENTAGE OF NEW FRENCH OAK
52%
BARREL AGING
16 months
FINISHED WINE DETAILS
ALCOHOL
14.5%
pH
3.48
TITRATABLE ACIDITY
5.9 g/L
BOTTLING DATE
December 12, 2013
Source:KB_GapsCrn12.pdf