Winemaker Notes:
A softer style petit verdot with some fresh red fruits of
cherry, cranberry, strawberry and cassis.
The fruit is paired nicely with a touch of tobacco and earthy
characters. There is a hint of cocoa and
coffee that adds a nice complexity to the wine.
The wine has soft tannins that are well rounded and approachable. The oak is well integrated with the fruit and
tannins and offers a pleasant lingering affect.
A food friendly wine.
Vintage:
2016 started with a warm February flowing into a very warm
March. Unfortunately, April arrived with
extreme cold causing frost damage throughout the state. The rest of the Spring warmed back up to
normal conditions. Overall the summer
months were average for Virginia
without many extremes. Unfortunately,
again, the Fall showed up with two major storms (Hurricane Matthew is one) and
dropped a significant amount of water.
Some parts of the state saw record inches. The 2016 was not without its challenges;
however, with diligent work in the vineyards and picking the best harvest dates
we were able to pull in some good grapes.
Blend
100% Petit Verdot
Harvest
The Petit Verdot was harvested on 05 and 06 October. 05 October (block 2) was 22.5 brix, 3.43 pH
and .878g/L TA. The 06 October block
(block 3) was 23.6 brix, 3.46 pH and .797g/L TA
Vineyard Source:
Mt. Juliet Vineyards, Crozet, Virginia
Fermentation
Block 2 was fermented in bins for 8 days with D254 yeast and
Block 3 was cold soaked for 6 days and then fermented in bins for 10 days with
Exotics Yeast.
Aging
25% new French oak, 8% new Hungarian oak, 42% one year
French oak, 17% two year French oak, 8% two year American oak.
Bottling Date
22 January 2018 – 290 cs
Release Date
1 September 2018
Technical Information
12.0% Alc.
3.91 pH
0.608g/L TA
0.40% RS
