THE SPICY TRAMINER

I was given the opportunity to source a ton of “old vine” Gewurztraminer grapes from David Hill Vineyards. For many years, it was believed that this was one of Coury’s original plantings. In fact, it is the first vineyard sign you come to while visiting. This sign is wrong. This particular section of Gewurztraminer is from 1980, and was planted by David Teppola during the Laurel Ridge era of this property. Upon further research, these vines are from a nursery in California and clearly different that the clones that Coury imported 15 years prior.

WINE INFO

APPELLATION:                   Willamette Valley AVA
WINE TYPE:                         White
VINTAGE:                             2016
GRAPE:                                 100% Gewurztraminer
ESTATE GROWN:               No, purchased grapes
VINEYARD SOURCE:        David Hill Vineyard
VINEYARD AGE:                 35 years old
DRY FARMED:                     Yes
OWN ROOTED:                   Yes
SOIL TYPE:                           Laurelwood  (Loess)
ELEVATION:                         490 feet (149m)
HARVEST DATE:                 October 22, 2016
HARVEST METHOD:         Hand Harvested
BRIX AT HARVEST:            23.3
SKIN CONTACT:                 None
CHAPTALIZATION:            No
FERMENTATION:               Ambient Yeast
MATURATION VESSEL:    228L DAMY
ALCOHOL (by volume):   13.25%
SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO₂):   52m/L
ACIDITY SCALE (pH):        3.35pH
TOTAL ACIDITY:                   5.4 g/L
FINING AGENT:                    Unfined (Vegan)
BOTTLE SIZE:                        750ml
CLOSURE TYPE:                 FineCorkX (99.99% TCA free)
FILTRATION:                         Unfiltered
HAND BOTTLED:                 Yes
PRODUCTION:                     35 cases
BOTTLING DATE:                July 7th, 2017
RELEASE DATE:   October 24th, 2017

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