2019 Foundation Bordeaux Blend
A Right Bank Bordeaux inspired wine with a merlot base and a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon.
This blend produces a merlot of extraordinary density, with rich, chewy tannins. Holding the promise of a long evolution in bottle. It is balanced, juicy and approachable. Foundation is aged in 40% new thin staved 22mm tight grain French oak Taransaud barrels.
Our merlot vineyard provides small berries and clusters, which produce highly aromatic and well-structured fruit, perfect for our intentions. This matched with the lean soils help to produce intense, age-worthy wine with a complex fruit and mineral layer.
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Blend 80% Merlot from Orchard Ave Vineyard - 20% Cabernet Sauvignonn from GIII Vineyard
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Winemaker Keith Emerson
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Region Napa Valley
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Appellation Oak Knoll & Rutherford
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Vineyard Beckstoffer Orchard Ave & George III
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Oak 40% new French Oak
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Brix at Harvest 24.8-26.8
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Harvest Date 10/21-10/28
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Alcohol 14.4%
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PH 3.73
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TA 5.8 g/100mLs
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Production 300 cases