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2007 Iron Horse Vineyards Brut Rosé
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Appellation: Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Blend: 63% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay
Alcohol: 13.5%
Acidity: .79 g/100ml
Residual Sugar: 0.34 g/100ml
pH: 3.10
Malolactic Fermentation: None
Barrels: None
Harvest Dates: August 16-28, 2007
Date Bottled: July 2008
Release Date: Current disgorging, August 2011
Total Production: 1,150 Cases
Hand-harvested in the chill of early morning the Pinot Noir grapes are destemmed into stainless steel tanks where they are cold-soaked (using dry ice) for seven days. Steely Chardonnay is blended in 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 2007 Brut Rosé is a 22 ml of special Bland de Blancs Lex (a syrup made of 2 ml sugar and 20 ml pre-second fermentation Chardonnay).
Blend: 63% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay
Alcohol: 13.5%
Acidity: .79 g/100ml
Residual Sugar: 0.34 g/100ml
pH: 3.10
Malolactic Fermentation: None
Barrels: None
Harvest Dates: August 16-28, 2007
Date Bottled: July 2008
Release Date: Current disgorging, August 2011
Total Production: 1,150 Cases
Hand-harvested in the chill of early morning the Pinot Noir grapes are destemmed into stainless steel tanks where they are cold-soaked (using dry ice) for seven days. Steely Chardonnay is blended in 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 2007 Brut Rosé is a 22 ml of special Bland de Blancs Lex (a syrup made of 2 ml sugar and 20 ml pre-second fermentation Chardonnay).