2018 Vinous Obscura 'Paint, Dye, Give Color' Saperavi
This wine is the 1st ever release of Saperavi on the West Coast. Planted to the 3 available Saperavi clones in the USA (the 4th will bear fruit in the next few years) these vines are an important part of our exotic grapes vineyard. I’ve traveled to the Republic of Georgia multiple times and have made lasting friendships with the countries top winemakers. This wine is dedicated to them. Their wine culture continues to be an inspiration.
This wine is the 1st ever release of Saperavi on the West Coast. Planted to the 3 available Saperavi clones in the USA (the 4th will bear fruit in the next few years) these vines are an important part of our exotic grapes vineyard. I’ve traveled to the Republic of Georgia multiple times and have made lasting friendships with the countries top winemakers. This wine is dedicated to them. Their wine culture continues to be an inspiration.
This wine is the 1st ever release of Saperavi on the West Coast. Planted to the 3 available Saperavi clones in the USA (the 4th will bear fruit in the next few years) these vines are an important part of our exotic grapes vineyard. I’ve traveled to the Republic of Georgia multiple times and have made lasting friendships with the countries top winemakers. This wine is dedicated to them. Their wine culture continues to be an inspiration.
From Georgia With Love 🇬🇪
This wine is the 1st ever commercial release of a Saperavi on the West Coast. Planted to the 3 available Saperavi clones in the USA (the 4th will bear fruit in the next few years) these vines are an important part of our exotic grapes vineyard. I’ve traveled to the Republic of Georgia multiple times and have made lasting friendships with the countries top winemakers. This wine is dedicated to all of my brothers and sisters in that beautiful country. Their wine culture continues to leave a lastly inspiration on me.
WINE INFO
APPELLATION: Columbia Gorge AVA
WINE TYPE: Black
VINTAGE: 2018
GRAPE: 100% Saperavi
ESTATE GROWN: No, purchased grapes
VINEYARD SOURCE: REDACTED Vineyard
VINEYARD AGE: 6 years old
DRY FARMED: No, still young vines
OWN ROOTED: Yes
SOIL TYPE: Basalt, River Sedimentary, Loess
ELEVATION: 800 ft (244 m)
HARVEST DATE: October 6th, 2018
HARVEST METHOD: Hand Harvested
BRIX @ HARVEST: 24.9
pH @ HARVEST: 3.41
SKIN CONTACT: 20 days in NOVUM Ceramic
CHAPTALIZATION: Never
FERMENTATION: Ambient Yeast
MATURATION VESSEL: 390L NOVUM Pots
ALCOHOL (by volume): 13.50%
SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO₂): 7 mg/L
ACIDITY SCALE (pH): 3.84 pH
TOTAL ACIDITY: 5.4 g/L
FINING AGENT: Unfined (Vegan)
FILTRATION: Unfiltered
BOTTLE SIZE: 750ml & 1.5L
CLOSURE TYPE: FineCorkX (99.99% TCA Free)
PRODUCTION: 25 cases + 12 magnums
BOTTLING DATE: July 5th, 2019
RELEASE DATE: September 1st, 2019
This wine was bottled in 🇺🇸 made glass, with a cork from 🇮🇹 and a label that was designed and printed in the 🇺🇸 .
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