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Wine Details
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Description:
The fruit was harvested very ripe on October 3 from the Alegria Vineyard near Healdsburg. This is the third and last year that we worked with fruit from this vineyard and this is the ripest wine of the three. The wine was barreled after a 10 day primary fermentation and racked only once before bottling August 4, 2003 without fining or filtration. The wine has a lovely clear garnet color, with aromas of nice honeyed ripe strawberries, candied bing cherries with notes of cinnamon spice. Well ripened stone fruits and cherries with a bit of cranberry tartness combined with a nice full round mouth feel make this a very flavorful wine, medium in body with a nice lingering finish.
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Varietal Definition
Sangiovese:
Sanguis Jovis, the Latin origin for the varietal name, literally means “blood of Jove.” Sangiovese is one of the oldest known varietals and it is likely that ancient Etruscan winemakers cultivated it, although the first literary reference to Sangiovese was in 1722. Sangiovese is probably indigenous to Tuscany, whose most famous wine is Chianti. Chianti is a blend that currently contains a minimum of 90% Sangiovese.Sangiovese thrives in hot dry climates. Because these climatic criteria generally enhance quantity, rather than quality, it takes careful cultivation and winemaking techniques to produce really excellent wine from this grape.
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