2017 Malbec

$28.00

2017 Lo-Fi Malbec

Hand harvested and organically grown; not de-stemmed, crushed by foot once daily after which the top was again sealed. Fermented on the native yeasts, followed by full malolactic by naturally occurring bacteria. No sulfur used at crusher. The wine was racked twice prior to hand bottling. Total of 40 ppm so2 added without filtration in keeping with our minimalist (lo-fi) philosophy.

Ingredients: Hand harvested, organically farmed grapes, indigenous yeast, naturally occurring lactic acid bacteria and minimum effective SO2.

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Description

  • Clone: 4 on 5BB rootstock
  • Vineyard: Coquelicot Estate (10′ x 6′ Spacing)
  • Soil Series: Positas fine sandy loam over clay and gravel
  • Appellation: Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County
  • Harvest date: November 6, 2017
  • Brix at harvest: 20.3 brix
  • Fermentation: Whole cluster. 100% natural primary and secondary; pressed after 10 days.
  • Barrels: 100% french oak barrels (four or more years old)
  • Aging: Six months in barrel, Two months in concrete tank.
  • Production:  600 Cases
  • Growing season: Typical Santa Barbara season outside of an early bloom and fruit set. The lingering draught has affected “normal” years in that regard. September typically being our warmest month, our grapes were not effected by late season heat due to the crop load and early harvest date. Total degree days prior to harvest were just over 2100 and the yearly rainfall total was 21.28”(138% of historical average).

 

Additional information

Weight 3 lbs
Dimensions 12 × 3 × 3 in

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