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PRO WINE BUYERS COMPETITION: Silver
2005 Petite Sirah Handal Vineyard
Alexander Valley
It's not so easy getting a Handel on this Petite Sirah. This beautiful deep ruby Petite is anything but small... Rustic and wild, rich and elegant. Juicy black cherries hand dipped in dark chocolate. Complex tannins make this wine an excellent choice for your cellar, if you have the patience, you will be deeply rewarded. Can't wait? Pour the succulent Petite Sirah with roast duck and portobellos.
$42.00 per bottle
SOLD OUT may we recommend our 2007 Petite Sirah
| WINEMAKING | Hand-harvested and fermented in a four-ton open top fermentor with three daily pump overs. Aged in primarily Marsannay and Nadalie coopered new and neutral French and American oak barrels for 26 months.
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| COMPOSITION | 100% Petite Sirah |
| ANALYSES | pH
Acidity
Alcohol | 3.63
.674 grams/100 ml
14% |
VINEYARD
DETAILS | Soil profile: | The Mollisol soil series consists of abundant organic matter in the topsoil (33% clay) and subsurface (48% clay) layers . Both drainage and heat retention in this soil type are quite good, allowing for naturally balanced vine vigor in addition to physiological ripeness. |
| | Aspect: | West - facing flat |
| | Year planted: | 2001 |
| | Clone: | Durif |
| | Rootstock: | 110R |
| | Trellis: | VSP |
| PRODUCTION | 90 cases, bottled on December 5th, 2007 |
| CELLARING | Recommended cellaring time 3 to 12 years.
Optimal storage temperature 55 - 65 F. |
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