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2006 Saracina Syrah Rodgers Creek Vineyard, Sonoma Coast

Technical Data Sonoma Coast 2006 15.3 % alcohol by volume Production of 124 cases 0.59 gm/100 ml titratable acidity pH 4.04 Bottled June 20, 2008 Vineyards The Rodgers Creek Vineyard lies in the hills east of the Petaluma gap in the Sonoma Coast Appellation. Our southwest-facing block is planted with an Alban selection clone, originally taken from Cote Rotie, on 101-14 rootstock. The grapes struggle to ripen due to the vineyard’s extremely cool site and windswept aspect, making for a “white-knuckle” harvest every year. This struggle for ripeness and an exciting clone make this site so superlative for syrah. Harvest The location of this vineyard seems to mitigate the extremes of any harvest, good or bad. Budding was generally late in 2006 but normal for Rodgers Creek. The July heat spikes in Sonoma County were moderated by cool afternoon breezes that are a daily occurrence for this vineyard. Winemaking and Cooperage The grapes were hand-picked at full maturity. Nearly 35% of the fruit was put into open tops as whole clusters and treaded by foot. The remainder was de-stemmed and gently crushed on top. Native yeast fermentation began seven days later and was complete by November 16. During fermentation, we used gentle aerative pumpovers to keep the skins in contact with the juice. Post-fermentation maceration with heat followed for approximately one week. The wine was aged in Francois Freres oak barrels (40% new) for 18 months, which included six months of native malolactic fermentation. We bottled the wine unfiltered. Details   Price: $ 32.00   Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

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