Tempranillo Estate 2006
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Winemaker's Tasting NotesOur estate vineyards in Southern Oregon’s Umpqua Valley are an ideal terroir for this noble Spanish varietal. The 2006 vintage, the tenth release of our signature Tempranillo, is deeply colored and powerfully structured with intense aromas and flavors of ripe black fruits, savory spice, cassis, and smoke. Experience suggests this wine will age easily for five to seven years and offer a long plateau of maturity. If patience fails aeration is recommended. We also suggest saffron and pimenton dusted lamb with chèvre and sun dried tomato-stuffed peppers. Technical NotesFruit Source: Abacela’s Estate Fault Line Vineyards, Umpqua Valley Appellation: Southern Oregon Harvest Date: 23, 26, 28 Sept; 3, 7, 10, 12, 18, 25 October 2006 At harvest: Sugar; 24.8° brix pH; 3.76 TA; 6.94 grams/liter Cooperage: French (88%), American (12%) 11% new, 26% 2-yr old At bottling: Sugar; Nil Bottling date: 18-19 June 2008 Case Production: 1035 (750 mL) Alcohol: 13.5% by volume Release Date: 26 September 2008 S R P: $35.00 (750 mL) |