AWARDS
92 - James Suckling "Aromas of black and blue fruit, leather and dried herbs. Full-bodied with grippy tannins. Steady and ripe on the palate. Melted chocolate. Rich and intense."
Silver - Sunset International Wine Competition
Silver - Oregon Wine Experience
WINEMAKER NOTES
Our 2018 Tempranillo is intensely colored and with a more muted nose of fresh blackberry, black cherries and cedar. The palate is medium bodied with the acidity, but densely concentrated with dried black cherry, coffee, chocolate molé, leather and cedar. With the concentration yet dusty, tamed tannin, it is both drinkable now and ageworthy.
ABOUT THIS VINTAGE
The 2018 vintage was a quality vintage that had delightful weather. Despite the larger than average crop, berries were small, concentrated and there was ample time for fruit to slowly ripen. We had mild summer weather due to filtered sunlight and relatively low heat for the majority of the growing season. A warming trend in September led into our typical harvest date in the end of September. An exceptionally mild autumn extended harvest into the third week of October with no rains to interrupt development. Our naturally high elevation and the mild summer retained good acidity in the fruit.
ABOUT THIS WINE
Our 2018 Tempranillo is 100% estate grown from our home ranch vineyards. The fruit was hand-harvested at night time temperatures, de-stemmed, and fermented whole berry in small open-top fermentation bins. The three-quarter ton bins are gently punched down for the duration of the 10 to 14 day fermentation. Once primary fermentation is complete, the wine is racked to French oak barrels (50% once filled) for 18 months of barrel aging.
Harvested 10/18/18
Average brix at harvest: 26.8
Analysis at bottling: 3.69 pH, 5.3 g/L TA, 14.5% alcohol
Bottled 6/02/20
Cases Produced: 263
Wine Specs
Vintage 2018
Varietal Tempranillo
Appellation Rogue Valley