Santa Lucia Highlands
The Vineyard
Manzoni Estate Vineyard is located only one mile south of our winery at the base of the Santa Lucia Highlands. The vineyard is planted to the Dijon 470 clone and is trellised to the Vertical Shoot Position (VSP) system, providing ample sun exposure to the fruit for good flavor development.
The Vintage
The 2007 vintage would be most aptly described as the coolest and most even keeled in the past three decades. Temperatures from early May through the middle of August seldom broke the 80 ºF mark, delaying verasion and harvest substantially. By late September we experienced two dustings of rain but the stage was already set for
the potential of making phenomenal wines.
The Winemaking
Three tons of handpicked fruit was crushed into two separate fermentors and allowed to “cold soak” for 72 hours. A different yeast strain was added to each fermentor to extract separate and subtle fruit aromas. Pressed directly into French oak, the wine was barrel aged for eleven months before blending and bottling.
Tasting Notes
Deeply colored, this wine has pronounce aromas of blackberry jelly, elderberries,
licorice, white pepper, and mocha. Combined with a firm tannin structure it makes
it ideal for bolder fare such as grilled Ribeye, stews, and lemon pepper chicken.
Suggested Retail $35.00
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