2021 Pinot Gris
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Pinot Gris
Appellation
Old Mission Peninsula
Harvest Date
October 10-12, 2021
Sugar
21.0 glu/fru
Acid
7.6
pH
3.22
Aging
6 months stainless steel and neutral French oak
Fermentation
Mostly stainless steel with some neutral French oak
Bottling Date
April 20, 2022
Residual Sugar
7.56 g/L
Alcohol %
13.3
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Aromas: Asian pear, magnolia, cream soda, Golden Delicious apple, citrus. Flavors: Asian pear, fresh fig, Granny Smith apple. Finish: long, rich, acid-driven.
Vineyard Notes
It was a cool spring, followed by an average to warm summer. Fall rains came early, and the grapes were picked in the middle of the rain event. Leaving them out in the rain longer was not going to gain anything in maturity, while risking loss of quality due to the wet weather.
Winemaker Notes
Fermentation took place predominantly in stainless steel tanks, with a small portion fermented in neutral French oak barrels. Doing so built texture from the barrel while still maintaining the bright, crisp, fruity quality inherent to tank fermentation.
Production
733 cases