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Wine Description
The Story
The many rocks we found in the soil inspired the name of this parcel, which provides some of the most graceful and elegant fruit on the estate. It has a personality quite different from the rest of the Don Miguel Vineyard, slightly different soil profile (Sebastopol series, vs. Goldridge) and steep, sloping terrain. Planted with the Dijon 115 clone in 1997, this 3-acre block sits at the southernmost end of Don Miguel Vineyard and has the highe...
Wine Information
Production: 124 cases
The Vinification
The grapes were harvested September 27 and after minimal crushing, they were vinifi ed in small stainless steel tanks, with no whole clusters. The wine was aged in premium French oak barrels, 60% new and 40% 1-year old, coopered by Remond, Rousseau and Marsannay from the forest of Bertranges. After 10 months of aging the wine was bottled, unfined and unfiltered, in August 2011.
Tasting Notes...
Vintage 2010
NAPA VALLEY Vintage Report 2010
In the cellar, winemakers delighted, undeterred by challenges of Mother Nature
In some years winegrowers must feel like baseball players in the batting cage swinging at whatever Mother Nature throws their way, and for vintage 2010 in California's renowned Napa Valley this was the case. Rainfall returned after three dry years, pushed bud break, flowering and fruit-set back by at least two weeks at the front...
