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Wine Description & Statistics
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Grassini Vineyard 2007 Petit Verdot Grassini Vineyard is nestled in the warm hills of Santa Barbara County's newest AVA, Happy Canyon, which has recently gained notoriety as a prime location to grow Bordeaux varietals. Petit Verdot is principally used in classic Bordeaux blends. It is used to bring tannin, character, brooding flavor, and a stiffening to the mid palate. It is more common to see Petit Verdot bottled on its own in New World wines because ripening is more reliable due to the opportunity to allow longer hang time. The varietal has been used much less in France over the last few decades as it ripens slowly and can not always fully mature in Bordeaux's cool fall season. It is a small dark berry that, when ripened properly, produces an intensely full bodied red with bold spice notes and high tannin. Bruce McGuire produced six barrels of this full-bodied red. While delicous now with its hints of Mysore banana and leather this vintage will develop beautifully over the next few years, exhibiting more pronounced leather and violet tones as time goes on. Suggested retail:30.00/750ml pdf file format |
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Harvest Dates: October 12, 2007 Vineyards: 100% Grassini Vineyard Sugar: 26.5 Brix Wine Hungarian Oak 33% new Total Acid: .66 pH: 3.51 Alcohol: 14.9% Sugar: Dry Bottling: May 19, 2009 Production: 152 cases |
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