Wine: Albarossa
Vintage: 2017
Vineyard: Garbagnina
Harvested: September 2017
Brix @ Harvest: 24
Alcohol: 14.5%
pH: 3.40
TA: 7.50
Fermentation: Hand harvested Albarossa grapes and chilled to 8 C for 36 hours of skin contact. Stainless steel alcoholic fermentation and sequential malolactic fermentation in French Chassin oak barrels.
Aging: Aged in 25% new and 75% neutral French oak barrels from Chassin for 12 months.
Aromas: Dried rose petals and red currant.
Flavors: Dense red fruit.
Vintage Notes: Healthy Albarossa fruit with good maturation which was the result of adequate rainfall, hot days and cool evenings.