BLUE BOOK TASTE PROFILE

Appellation: Temecula Valley
Varietal: Gewurztraminer


TASTE BENCHMARKS
  Profile #1
Brut Tank Process Style
Appearance Straw.
Aroma Fresh, uncomplicated fruit flavors: jasmine, lychee, lilac and Asian spice.
Flavor Mild sweetness, ample acidity and spicy varietal bittering dance around one another, finishing long and energetically.
Balance Moderate acidity, low alcohol due to natural sugar utilization.
PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS
Oenological Tank process, primary fermentation arrested and restarted to create CO2 in pressurized vessel, then filtered into bottle.
Viticultural Flavors develop early. Picked at 18.5 brix.
Terroir Valley floor at 1100 feet. Hot, rising Palm Desert air to the East daily pulls cooling air from the Pacific 18 miles West through the Rainbow Gap in the coastal mountains.