BLUE BOOK TASTE PROFILE

Appellation: Alta Mesa ~ Lodi
Varietal: Alvarelhao


TASTE BENCHMARKS
  Profile #1
Complex, Accessible Style
Appearance Medium depth, unusual purple/brick hue.
Aroma Allspice, acai, tarragon, dried flowers, citrus zest, and powdered ginger.
Flavor Medium-bodied with lively red fruit and spice, very soft tannins which last into the finish, where there is an appetizing bitterness of grapefruit rind.
Balance Soft acidity and low to moderate alcohol.
PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS
Oenological Uninoculated, fermented in small containers.