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This German grape is a happy transplant in California's Santa Lucia Highlands AVA. It makes a juicy, medium-bodied wine with notes of fresh, ripe black fruit and silky tannins. As the producer says, good enough to pour over pancakes!
Appellation (AVA): Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey, Central Coast, CA
Vineyard: McIntyre Estate Vineyard
Grapes: 100% Dornfelder
Soil: Goldridge
Vinification: Five-day cold soak, fermentation in small, half-ton bins with twice daily pumpovers, occasional punch down. Aged in barrel, racked just prior to bottling. Byron Kosuge was the winemaker.
Tasting Notes: Ripe fruit, blackberry, boysenberry, dried currants. Juicy black fruit. Medium bodied and dry, with moderate and silky tannins.
Service and Food Pairing Suggestion: Pair with a plate of German sausages.
About the Dornfelder: Dornfelder is a German grape made from a crossing in 1956, and its lineage includes almost every German red wine grape. It is the second most widely-planted red grape in Germany, and generally produces moderately tannic, fresh, floral, deeply-colored, medium-bodied red wines.
Sustainable (SIP-certified). 750 ml. 12.2% alcohol by volume.
Beautiful deep dark color, love the silky tannins and blackberry fruit. Nice balanced acidity. Paired with pork chops but definitely could drink on its own.
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