| TASTE BENCHMARKS | |||
| Profile #1 Delicate, Aromatic Style |
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| Appearance | Medium-dark red. | ||
| Aroma | Plum, rosewater, camomille, arnica, cumin, cardamom, asian spice, mint, sage, meyer lemon and toffee. | ||
| Flavor | Delicate, mature sweet lemony fruit. Very spicy, bright flavors, energetic with good density, dried blueberry. | ||
| Balance | Good acidity and minerality, moderate alcohol. | ||
| PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS | |||
| Terroir | 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 more minerally wines with 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. | ||