Yorkville Cellars 2005 Eleanor of Aquitaine

Winemaker Tasting Notes:
Complex and smooth with typical notes of pear, vanilla and tangerine. Layered and packed with appealing flavors.

Vineyard Notes:
Selected vineyard lots were crushed directly to the press. The juice was gently squeezed from the press and pumped to a tank. A small amount of SO2 was added to the tank and the juice cold settled for 24 hours. It was then racked to French oak cooperage and inoculated with a variety of yeasts. After fermentation was completed the wines were stirred every two weeks (surlie aged) to promote richness and stability in the wine. After ageing the wines were sampled and the top barrels selected. In this vintage, all of the barrels selected were older French oak and the wines were aged for 10 months. These lots were carefully blended during several days of intensive sessions, with input from the proprietors, vineyard manager and the winemaking staff. After the final blend was determined, the wines were racked into a tank, settled, fined and sterile filtered before bottling.

Technical Notes:

Appellation:	Yorkville Highlands
Varietal Content:	69% Semillon and 31% Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol:	13.5%
TA:	0.76 g/100ml
pH:	3.40
RS:	0.1%
Free sulfite at bottling:	34 parts per million