2004 Gabrielli Sangiovese (Library Wines) -- Tandem Winery Shopping Cart -- Sangiovese Gabrielli 2004

<H1>2004 Gabrielli Sangiovese -- Tandem Winery Shopping Cart</H1> $32.00 <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/tandem/images/04GabSang_Bottle.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="2004 Gabrielli Sangiovese" NAME="2004 Gabrielli Sangiovese" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> Well, we said it last year, but had the opportunity to make one last vintage. This really will be the last year of our Gabrielli Sangiovese as Sam G. sold the property to a group of investors who are keeping the grapes for their new entity. We would therefore once again like to dedicate this bottling of Sam’s grapes to his pioneering effort in the Redwood Valley, and wish him luck in his return to Biotech industry. His meticulous efforts has led his grapes, under Greg’s oenological guidance, to be considered one of the best Sangioveses made in the US, as well as winner at the State Fair as “Best Sangiovese in CA” and “Best Wine of Mendocino”. Ciao, Sam, e mille grazie! Tasting notes: Dark. Fun. Yummy. To elucidate further, the aroma starts with red cherry and dusty cocoa powder with touches of cassis and sandalwood evolving as the wine opens. On the palate, the rich, deeply layered texture starts with a burst of berry and red plum. The flavors continue to gather complexity and fruit into a late palate of red cherry and cocoa, echoing the first notes on the nose. The acid/tannin balance is distinctly Sangiovese with firm presence that gives structure and form only seen with this “King of Tuscany”. Technical Data: • Vineyard: Planted 1989 to Sangiovese & Syrah, the Gabrielli Vineyard sits on the West bench above the headwaters of the Russian River in Redwood Valley. Well-drained and alluvial with deficiencies in boron & zinc, the rocky lower part of this vineyard produces tiny berries with loosely-filled clusters that yield around 2.5 tons/acre. Spring frosts for a 3rd year in a row caused the impossible and yet what we have now come to expect: smaller, more open clusters than one would ever imagine in Cali Sangio. • Harvest: This was a warm year. Still, cold nights and hot days continued the perfection for long, steady ripening. The first hot spell in July shut the vines down due to stress, and they really had to struggle along to be picked at 24 Brix on October 13th, just ahead of a 3” rain that ended harvest 2004. • Fermentation: the must was immediately inoculated with a selezionato con il consorzio del Brunello di Montalcino yeast (BM-45) with no cold soak in a closed-top fermentor. Pump-overs were done aeratively twice daily rather than our usual thrice-daily anaerobic punch-downs. Temperatures were kept below 29o C to enhance the fruit-forward flavors. All of this was to keep the tannin profile in check and bring forward the lovely cassis fruit that the grapes exhibit. The wine was pressed at about 11o Brix (13% sugar) and allowed to finish fermentation on the yeast lees in barrel. ML fermentation was native and also finished in barrel. • Barrel aging: The wine was pressed off at such an early Brix so as to decrease the fierce tannin influence that Sangiovese usually has, while also snapshotting color maxima. We took a completely different approach to wood this year and aged the wine in 100% new Allier forest oak that was coopered in Italy by the classic Sangiovese barrel maker: Gamba. The barrel fermentation and over two years in barrel softened and integrated this Sangiovese beautifully. 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