2017 Pink Moon

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

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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