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Albarino
Carneros Estate Chardonnay
Napa Valley Garnacha Rosado
Alexander Valley
Gewurztraminer
San Benito County
Select Late Harvest Pinot Blanc
Carneros Pinot Noir
Carneros 3-Liter Syrah
Sonoma Valley
Carneros Estate Chardonnay
Napa Valley Garnacha Rosado
Alexander Valley
GewurztraminerSan Benito County
Select Late Harvest Pinot Blanc
Carneros Pinot Noir
Carneros 3-Liter Syrah
Sonoma Valley
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Located just north of the Salinas Valley, Pebble Ridge is a hillside vineyard with a southwest exposure. Planted in the mid-1990's, the vineyard sometimes has optimum conditions for development of Botrytis cinerea, the "noble rot" that concentrates sugars, acids, aromas and flavors and enables us to produce remarkable late harvest wines Winemaking The grapes, approximately 10% Botrytis-affected, were given 24 hours of cold skin contact before pressing. After a long, slow fermentation at 50°F, the fermentation was stopped. The wine finished at 9.8% of residual sugar and 11.9% alcohol. When the wine was settled and clarified, it was bottled. Tasting Notes This Gewurztraminer is floral and nectary. Spice and litchi aromas follow on the nose. Exotic and tropical flavor fill out the palate in addition to apricot and a lush, ripe finish. 1,000 cases (375 ml bottles) produced. Alcohol content, 11.9% by volume. |