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Wine Description
The Story
Albariño has been known to produce outstanding wines in the cool climate of Galicia, in North West Spain. We first planted it in our Sonoma Coast vineyard, but that proved too cold for ripening even a cool-climate variety like this. After 4 years, we gave up and grafted the budwood from those vines onto our slightly less cold Russian River Valley estate. We are very excited that it seems to be thriving in our Don Miguel Vineyard!
The 40% Al...
Wine Information
Production: 150 cases
The Vinification
The Chardonnay grapes were harvested October 5, 2010 and the Albariño grapes were harvested October 13, 2010. They were gently whole-cluster pressed and aged in neutral barrels of French oak from the forest of Allier, coopered by Damy. After undergoing 100% malolactic fermentation, the wine was aged on its lees until July and then bottled, unfined and unfiltered, in August 2011.
Tasting No...
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...
