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Lafond Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills 2009 Riesling The nobel grape Riesling is enjoying a well earned resurgence of popularity in America as increasing numbers of writers and chefs become enamored with the wine's flavors and suitability for pairing with a wide range of foods. Peer through the fog of history and remember Riesling was really one of the first grapes that showed the promise of the Santa Ynez Valley for fine wine growing back in the middle 1970's. Pierre Lafond planted the first block of Riesling in our Lafond Vineyard in 1972 and winemaker Bruce McGuire has crafted several styles of this wine since his arrival to finish the 1981 harvest. The amount of residual sugar in each style may vary slightly from year to year as Bruce balances this sweetness with the natural acid level that a particlar vintage has achieved. This particular wine is an off-dry style, with just a hint of sweetness at 2.3% residual sugar. 85% of this wine is the second crop from a new block planted at Lafond Vineyard in 2006. This block was planted to three clones - Clone 12 from Germany, Clone 49 from Alsace, and our own Lafond Vineyard Clone from vines planted in 1972 of unknown origin. This wine shows great potential for our growing estate Riesling program. Suggested retail: 15.00 pdf file format |
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Dates: Sept. 21, 22 - Oct. 16 2009 Sugar: 21.2 - 22 Brix WINE Barrels: 100% Stainless Steel Residual Sugar: 2.3% Total Acid: .67 pH: 2.97 Alcohol: 13.2% Production: 996 cases |
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