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Wine Description
The Story
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 fine...
Wine Information
Production: 97 cases
The Vinification
The grapes were harvested on October 19, 2011. Both varieties were vinified together in a stainless steel tank, after minimal crushing, with no whole clusters. The berries were "punched down" for gentle extraction of color and tannin. The wine was aged in premium French oak barrels, 50% new, coopered by Remond from the forest of Bertranges. After 10 months of aging it was boled, unfined and unfilte...
