"Appearance and style of an orange wine. Scents and flavors, as well as the color, suggest orange blossoms and fruit, with a pretty touch of tea. Well balanced with flavors of strawberry, balanced by the acidic tangy taste of grapefruit. A lovely dry rose'."
Jonathan Oberlander, WineMaker
2017 Pink Moon
AWARDS
2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition:
- "Silver Medal"
2019 Wine Enthusiast
- 88 Points
WINEMAKER NOTES
Tasting notes:
- "Appearance and style of an orange wine. Scents and flavors, as well as the color, suggest orange blossoms and fruit, with a pretty touch of tea. Well balanced with flavors of strawberry, balanced by the acidic tangy taste of grapefruit. A lovely dry rose'."
Wine info:
- Vintage: 2017
- Appellation: Rogue Valley (AVA), Oregon
- Aging: 7 months neutral oak
- Chemistry: no data
- Alcohol: 12.5%
- Residual Sugars: 0.4%
Grapes/Harvest info:
- Varietal: 100% Tempranillo
- Clone: 770; 11
- Root Stock: 101-14
- Certified: LIVE indepedently certified
- Date Harvested: 17 Oct 2017
- Chemistry: Brix 22.5; pH 3.77; 6.4 g/lt
Bottling info:
- Production: 127 cases
- Date Bottled: 17 May 2018
- Date Released: 8 May 2019
SIPPABILITY/FOOD PAIRING
VARIETAL CHARACTERISTICS
NAME: Tempranillo. Name is the diminutive of the Spanish temprano, a reference to the fact that it ripens several weeks earlier than most Spanish red grapes.
PRONUNCIATION: “temp-rah-nee-yo”
ORIGIN: Spain
NOTABLE REGIONS: Spain (over 80% of vineyards worldwide), Portugal, Argentina, Australia, USA
GRAPE COLOR: Black
WINE COLOR: Red. Somewhere between Pinot Noir & Syrah.
WINE SWEETNESS: Dry
OAK: Typically aged 6-18 months in American or French Oak
TANNIN: Medium-plus tannins
ACIDITY: Medium-minus acidity
ABV (Alcohol By Volume): 13-14.5%
FRUIT TASTE: Cherry, plum, tomato, & dried fig)
OTHER TASTE: Cedar, leather, tobacco, vanilla, dill, & clove
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