2018 Riesling (Coquelicot Vineyard)

$24.00

  • Clone:  10 on 5BB rootstock
  • Vineyard: Coquelicot Estate (10′ x 5′ Spacing) planted 1998
  • Soil Series: Positas fine sandy loam
  • Appellation: Santa Ynez Valley
  • Harvest date:  September 4, 2018
  • Brix at harvest: 20.8 brix
  • Fermentation: Whole cluster pressed to tank. Settled twenty-four hour then racked. 20 ppm so2 added to inhibit malolactic fermented. Native primary fermentation. 
  • Barrels: 100% Neutral French oak 228L barrique 
  • Aging: 10 months in barrel.  7 months bottle aging prior to release
  • Production: 110 Cases. 

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Description

Hand harvested and organically grown; not de-stemmed or crushed. Whole cluster pressed to tank. Settled twenty-four hour then racked. 10 ppm so2 added to inhibit malolactic fermented. Fermented on the native yeasts, followed by partial malolactic by naturally occurring bacteria. The primary fermentation lasted for 25 days after which the wine was topped. Total Of 20 ppm so2 added without filtration in keeping with our minimalist (lo-fi) philosophy.

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Additional information

Weight 3 lbs
Dimensions 10 × 3 × 3 in