2007 McDowell Valley Grenache
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McDowell Valley Vineyard, Mendocino County CA
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Grape Code: 07MVG / Freezer Code: 511
Harvested 9/30/07 in clean condition. Add 6 grams tartaric acid per 5 gal must or 50 lb. grapes. Ferment warm with D254, L2056 or Fermirouge yeast. After start of fermentation add quality yeast food. Do Malolactic fermentation. Not a dark wine. Grenache adds depth, nose and complexity to many Rhone & California Blends. An incrediable roseif pressed early. Press & ferment for a light red wine or use with Syrah for complexity and added lushness. Add SO2 based on pH after malolactic. Expect about 70 ppm SO2. Oak not needed. Taste for acid addition after ML fermentation.
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2007 McDowell Valley Grenache Noir
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McDowell Valley Vineyard, Mendocino County CA
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Grape Code: 07MVGN / Freezer Code: 537
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Availability: Frozen 5 gallon Pails
As of January 24, 2008:
130 pails available in Richmond CA
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2006 McDowell Valley Grenache
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McDowell Valley Vineyard, Mendocino County CA
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Grape Code: 06MVG / Freezer Code: 308
Harvested 10/11/06 in perfect condition. Stir very well and take sugar reading. A perfect light red or rosé, or blender with high sugar grapes. For red ferment warm with D254, L2056 or Fermirouge yeast, rosé ferment juice cool. After start of fermentation add quality yeast food. Do Malolactic fermentation. Not a dark wine. Adds depth, nose and complexity to many Rhone & California Blends. Press after 4 days ferment for a light red wine. Syrah, Zinfandel, or Malbec will add depth and color. With Carignane acid and earthiness increases, Mourvedre complicates the complicator. Add 55 ppm SO2 after malolactic . Oak not needed. Taste for acid addition after ML fermentation.
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Availability:
As of Jan 24th 2008
30 pails available in Hatfield PA
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- Region: Mendocino County CA
- Age: Planted around 1905.
- Irrigation: Dry farmed with drip available when necessary, deep gravely loam
- Trellis: Head, spur pruned
- Mid-late harvest.
- Same as past years, light color, rich flavor & aromatics, not Grenache Noir
- 2-3 tons / acre
- A rare premium vineyard & grapes. Great to blend in Rhone wines or rosé
- Also produced by Caymus; Copain; Marietta; Saracina; Fetzer; McDowell Estates
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