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2015 Kendric Vineyards Sangiovese Reward Ranch
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Winemaker Notes
100% whole clusters (spice) into open top fermenter, crushed by treading, with a few pounds of pressed viognier skins (aromatics) added to the fermenters.
Uninoculated fermentation.
Fermented relatively warm (~92F peak) to enhance earthier components.
Left on the skins for extended maceration in fermenters for 45 days to build richer tannic volume.
Aged in a mix of French and Hungarian oak (20% new) for 28 months.
2% syrah added to round out the finish.
Egg white fined to polish tannic edges.
Bottled unfiltered, Spring 2018.
Specs
Alcohol: 13.7%
RS: <0.3 g/L
TA: 5.0 g/L
pH: 3.32
Volatile Acidity: 0.44 g/L
Total dry extract: 30.8 g/L
Production: 150 cases
100% whole clusters (spice) into open top fermenter, crushed by treading, with a few pounds of pressed viognier skins (aromatics) added to the fermenters.
Uninoculated fermentation.
Fermented relatively warm (~92F peak) to enhance earthier components.
Left on the skins for extended maceration in fermenters for 45 days to build richer tannic volume.
Aged in a mix of French and Hungarian oak (20% new) for 28 months.
2% syrah added to round out the finish.
Egg white fined to polish tannic edges.
Bottled unfiltered, Spring 2018.
Specs
Alcohol: 13.7%
RS: <0.3 g/L
TA: 5.0 g/L
pH: 3.32
Volatile Acidity: 0.44 g/L
Total dry extract: 30.8 g/L
Production: 150 cases