Wine Nickname
“Sans Nom”
Terroir
County: Sonoma.
Appellation: Sonoma Coast.
Site Specifics: this 2 1/2 acre
vineyard sits within ten miles of the Pacific Ocean and is mostly oriented in a south-southwest direction. The soils range from Rolling hills with sandy gold ridge to 10% slope with little topsoil on top of fractured rock. The vines consist of two clones: swan selection and 115.
Color and Aroma
Flavor Profile
Technique
On September 26th the grapes were harvested into 1/2 ton bins and delivered to the winery with the fruit temperature still below 55°F. The grapes were hand sorted and destemmed, then placed back into 1/2 ton bins for fermentation. Approximately 12% of the fruit was left whole cluster to add complexity and structure to the final wine. The bins were punched down twice a day by hand to ensure a moderate level of extraction and to avoid harsh tannins and bitterness. After a seven day cold soak the natural fermentation proceeded rapidly with a peak temperature of 86°F and was complete after 15 days. The wine was then pressed off the skins into neutral French oak barrels (30% new). As always, we added nothing to the wine except a small amount of SO3 before bottling it in September 2007, unfiltered and unfined.
Geek Info
pH: 3.35
TA: 0.57 g/L
Brix: 24.6
Residual
sugar: 0.00%
Alcohol 14.4%
Cases produced: 235
