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Provenance Vineyards Malbec 07
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| Vintage: | 2007 |
| Wine Type: | Red Wine |
| Varietal: | Malbec |
| Appellation: | Napa Valley |
| Tasting Notes: | Although, Malbec is rarely planted in Napa Valley, the grapes for our 2007 Malbec come from the dry-farmed Peppone Vineyard in Calistoga. Inky in color, seductively spicy and saturated with deep fruit character reminiscent of blueberry pie, this Malbec coats your palate with plush tannins. Hints of cedar, white truffle and wet stone add complexity and an Old World note. Only 562 cases were produced. |
| Vineyard Notes: | Just as the sun was rising, we hand harvested the Malbec clusters and brought them to our winery in Rutherford. Malbec, a prized varietal that was cultivated in France for more than 2,000 years, was nearly abandoned there in the last century because it yields few clusters if bloom occurs under cool, rainy conditions. Some Malbec cuttings made it to warm, dry Calistoga—in northeastern Napa County—where they found ideal conditions for their temperamental personality. This vineyard’s warm mesoclimate and lean, well-drained soils give our Malbec its highly extracted dark-fruit flavors. |
| Winemaker Notes: | We gently destemmed the grapes to retain about 60 percent whole berries, and then we cold soaked the grapes for three days for gentle extraction. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks was followed by extended maceration before pressing. During barrel aging, we used the traditional Bordeaux technique of four rackings to clarify the wine. |
Although, Malbec is rarely planted in Napa Valley, the grapes for our 2007 Malbec come from the dry-farmed Peppone Vineyard in Calistoga. Inky in color, seductively spicy and saturated with deep fruit character reminiscent of blueberry pie, this Malbec coats your palate with plush tannins. Hints of cedar, white truffle and wet stone add complexity and an Old World note. Only 562 cases were produced.
Just as the sun was rising, we hand harvested the Malbec clusters and brought them to our winery in Rutherford. Malbec, a prized varietal that was cultivated in France for more than 2,000 years, was nearly abandoned there in the last century because it yields few clusters if bloom occurs under cool, rainy conditions. Some Malbec cuttings made it to warm, dry Calistoga—in northeastern Napa County—where they found ideal conditions for their temperamental personality. This vineyard’s warm mesoclimate and lean, well-drained soils give our Malbec its highly extracted dark-fruit flavors.
We gently destemmed the grapes to retain about 60 percent whole berries, and then we cold soaked the grapes for three days for gentle extraction. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks was followed by extended maceration before pressing. During barrel aging, we used the traditional Bordeaux technique of four rackings to clarify the wine.
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