2019 Fianchetto

Winemaker Notes

The 2019 Fianchetto, a single vineyard Bordeaux blend, is a full-bodied, richly

textured wine with a densely layered core. It has beautiful aromatics of

blackberry, blueberry, dark plum, violet, pencil lead, gravel, cedar, and

eucalyptus. The silky, decadent tannins frame well-delineated flavors of

blackberry, black plum, tar, mint, cigar tobacco, leather, dark chocolate, and

espresso. The wine is exquisitely balanced with impressive breadth and depth.

The finish is very long with notes of blackcurrants, earth, and minerality. Properly

cellared, this wine should reach maturity in 8-10 years and drink well for 20+

years

Blend: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Cabernet Franc, 9% Merlot

Firethorn Vineyard

Technical Details

The wine had a pre-fermentation maceration of 151 hours, and a post-

fermentation maceration of 88 hours. 100% native fermentation. The wine was

punched down by hand 2-3 times each day during maceration and fermentation.

All individual wine components, including free run and press fractions, were kept

separate until final blending.

Elevage was 24 months in 80% new French oak from Troncais. After bottling the

wine was aged in our cellar for 48 months prior to release. The wine achieved its

sparkly brilliance from 4 judicious rackings, no fining agents were employed. The

wine was very gently filtered using crossflow filtration. The alcohol is 14.5%, pH is

3.76, and the titratable acidity is 6.2g/L.

60 Cases produced.