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2024
Gewürztraminer
Handley Estate Vineyard, Anderson Valley

The grapes for this wine come from our organically farmed Handley Estate Vineyard which was planted in 1997 and has been CCOF certified since 2005. We intended to make a late harvest wine, but sugar accumulation stalled. The extended hang time provided rich ripe fruit characters with aromas of rose petals, jasmine, and notes of citrus blossoms. Dry yet full and round on the palate with rich flavors of grapefruit, banana, green tangerine, and lychee, finishing with a spicy note of ginger. Fermentation was started in stainless steel and then racked to 500 L neutral wood puncheons, stirred on the lees, and aged 5 months to add body. It was bottled early avoiding malolactic fermentation to preserve fresh fruit flavors. No animal derived compounds were used in the production of this wine.

Cases Produced: 256
Alcohol:13.2%.
Titratable acidity: 5.5 g/L.
pH: 3.47
RS: 0.10%