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Wine Description
The Story
This selection of just three special barrels is named after my youngest English Springer Spaniel, Bonita, who loves to run up and down the rolling hill where these vines are planted. It is a selection of the See clone from a block that always gives us grapes with a very distinctive personality, so we decided to age and bole it separately.
The grapes derive from the organic Don Miguel Vineyard, which is named after the late patriarch of the Torres family. This organic vineyard is located in the Green Valley — the coolest, foggiest region of the Russian River, only ten miles from the Pacific. The European-style high density of over 2,000 vines per acre provides low yields and requires intensive labor; but the vines live longer and the grapes acquire greater concentration and finesse, more elegant aromas, and better balance than with the traditional low density
Wine Information
Production: 72 cases
The Vinification
The grapes were harvested October 3, whole-cluster pressed and barrel fermented with our native proprietary yeast. We used 60% new premium French oak, medium-plus toast, coopered by Rousseau and Remond from the forest of Bertranges. After undergoing 100% malolactic fermentation, the wine was aged on its lees for ten months and boled, unfiltered, in August 2012.
Tasting Notes
This boling of Bonita's Hill stands out for its freshness, good acidity and minerality, showing intense, expansive aromas of Gravenstein apple, lichee nut, and lemon custard. It opens up on the palate with rich, creamy flavors framed nicely with the elegant oak. I would recommend serving it at 46-48° F with elegant seafood dishes, white meats — and a good shellfish Paella!