<H1>2008 Grandioso Rosé (750ml) -- Wolffer Estate Vineyard Shopping Cart</H1>
<B>$29.00</B>
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<div>Region </div>
<div>Long Island, New York. Produced and bottled in Sagaponack, New York. Under Winemaker/Technical Director Roman Roth's meticulous care, Wölffer Estate Vineyard encompasses 55 acres and practices sustainable agriculture. Similar in many respects to conditions in Bordeaux, the local Bridgehampton loam soil, combined with the breeze from the Atlantic, only 2.6 miles away, provides the perfect conditions to achieve the ripeness and acidity necessary for producing Wölffer's signature style: European elegance combined with the typicity of their Long Island terroir. </div>
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<div>Grapes </div>
<div>39% Chardonnay, 32% Cabernet Franc and 29% Merlot </div>
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<div>Winemaker's Notes </div>
<div>Shinny pale orange in color. The aroma is full with fresh lime, papaya and some raspberry and well-integrated lees notes. The mouth-feel is crisp, elegant, light and austere. Great fruit provides a soft middle while lip-smacking acidity and beautiful yeast notes ensure a vibrant finish. This wine would be called jargon "natural" in Champagne. </div>
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<div>Technical Data </div>
<div>The 2008 growing season was perfect to develop intricate and subtle fruit ideal for Rose. Plenty of sun, moderate rain and our unique ocean influence brought fourth great ripeness as well as keeping good acidity. We specially selected different blocks for this Rose. The fruit was hand harvested on October 7th and was immediately pressed and did not stay at all on the skins. The juice was well settled at 50˚ Fahrenheit followed by a cool fermentation at 63° Fahrenheit. After 16 days, the wine was dry and gently moved into 8-year-old French Barrels, staying for 3.5 months on the lees with weekly lees stirrings (batonage). Malolactic fermentation was strictly avoided to keep the lively acidity and pure fruit characters.188 cases were bottled on April 3rd of 2009. </div>
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<div>Analyses </div>
<div>Brix at harvest 20.2 </div>
<div>Alcohol 11.5% </div>
<div>Titratable acidity 7.2 g/L </div>
<div>pH 3.3 </div>
<div>R.S. 0% </div>
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<div>Serving Suggestions Serve chilled. This exciting wine is so versatile that it will match well with practically any food. It pairs especially well with hors d'oeuvres such as smoked salmon, lobster, shrimp, marinated meat, and soft cheeses. And at Thanksgiving it is the perfect match with Turkey. </div>
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Wolffer Estate Vineyard . 139 Sagg Road, PO Box 9002 . Sagaponack, NY 11962 . Phone 631-537-5106 . Fax 631-537-5107
