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Wine Details
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Description:
The source for this wine is the Acorn Vineyard owned by Bill and Betsy Nachbaur located near Healdsburg. The grapes are grown on a western slope and trained to a Geneva Double Curtain. Sangiovese is a very vigorous vine and can easily produce more crop than is desirable for quality wine. Fruit thinning is usually needed to control crop and this was done for this vintage. 1999 provided a long temperate fall and these grapes did not come in until November 4. This sangiovese is true to type. The acid remains bright and the fruit is full of strawberries and cranberries. The wine was aged for 18 months in a combination of used barrels and puncheons, desiring the positive aspects of barrel aging, without gaining too much oak flavor. The wine is excellent with grilled meats, oily fish and savory risotto.
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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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