TASTE BENCHMARKS | |||
Profile #1 Biodynamic Rosé Style |
Profile #2 Full-Flavored Red Style |
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Appearance | Medium pink. | Bright medium garnet. | |
Aroma | Leather, grilled plum, nutmeg, thyme, mustard and tar. | Rosewater, plum, strawberry and dried grass. | |
Flavor | Buttery, dry, with nice framing tannins and decent acidity. | Moderate tannins, full plum jam flavors supplemented by oak vanilla and coffee. | |
Balance | Low in acidity for steaks on a hot summer day. | Substantial alcohol. | |
PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS | |||
Oenological | Cold soaked, partial whole berry, stainless fermentation, no wood ageing. | ||
Viticultural | Biodynamic. | Extended hangtime. | |
Terroir | Well-drained, loamy soils with decomposed granite on the 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. | Well-drained, loamy soils with decomposed granite on the Valley floor at 1100 feet. Also some rockier spots at 2500 feet with some igneous influence, resulting in harder tannins. 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. |