2009 Joseph Jewell Zinfandel - Grist Vineyard - Dry Creek Valley
On the nose, intense pink peppercorn spice
and mouthwateringly tart blackberry and
plum. The palate is powerfully structured,
well-balanced, with good acid and tannin
framing a sense of ash, rock and macerated
berries. Long, interesting finish during which
all components of fruit and terrior, moment
by moment, show themselves more singly.
VINEYARD DETAILS
- BLOCKS/CLONES USED IN BOTTLING
- Hambrect/ Mead Atlas Peak clones
- TOTAL TONS ACQUIRED
- 3.18
- VINEYARD ORIENTATION
- Northwestern sloping hillside, at 1000 feet elevation, NS rows
- TRELLISING TYPE
- Head-trained and spur-pruned
- AVERAGE CROP LOAD PER ACRE
- 2.4 tons per acre
- SOIL TYPE
- Volcanic, red soils, Boomer loam and Stonyford loam
PRIMARY FERMENTATION DETAILS
- HARVEST DATE/BRIX
- 09/26/2009 25.4
- FERMENTATION TIME
- 8 days
- PUNCH DOWNS PER DAY
- 3 Per day/ one every eight hours
- TYPE/SIZE OF FERMENTATION VESSEL
- Temperature controlled, stainless steel open top tanks
- TYPE OF FERMENTATION
- 100% destemmed
BARREL PROGRAM
- PERCENTAGE OF NEW FRENCH OAK
- 25% New French oak. Francois Freres .
- BARREL AGING
- 16 months
FINISHED WINE DETAILS
- ALCOHOL
- 14.8%
- PH
- 3.31
- TITRATABLE ACIDITY
- 6.6 g/L
- BOTTLING DATE
- February 17th 2011
- CASES PRODUCED
- 200 cases