2019 Vinous Obscura 'Baroque' Italian Grape Field Blend
The Old World meets the New World. They have a conversation and find out how similar they can be. This co-fermentation of traditional Italian red grapes is a stunner. Soft tannins, dust, dried herbs, and bright bing cherries. Aged in neutral Hungarian barrels for 20 months. This is the inaugural release.
The Old World meets the New World. They have a conversation and find out how similar they can be. This co-fermentation of traditional Italian red grapes is a stunner. Soft tannins, dust, dried herbs, and bright bing cherries. Aged in neutral Hungarian barrels for 20 months. This is the inaugural release.
The Old World meets the New World. They have a conversation and find out how similar they can be. This co-fermentation of traditional Italian red grapes is a stunner. Soft tannins, dust, dried herbs, and bright bing cherries. Aged in neutral Hungarian barrels for 20 months. This is the inaugural release.
Bright Tension Released…… 🍒
I just love the depths of flavors, history, and knowledge contained within Italian wines. With our 2019 ‘Baroque’ we have co-fermented two batches of wine, representing Northwest and Northeast Italy. One batch was a co-fermenation of Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Ciliegiolo, Aleatico, and Brachetto. The other batch was a co-fermentation of: Marzemino, Lagrein, Montepulciano, Corvina Veronese, Schioppettino, and Teroldego. We aged our wine for 20 months in neutral Hungarian oak barrels (the closest to Slovonian oak) before it was assembled, sulfured with 22ppm and then bottled unfined (Vegan) and lightly filtered. The resulting wine is an explosion of bing cherries, mulberry, figs, dust, and a tension that begs for more time in bottle. Take your time with this beauty.
WINE INFO
Appellation: Columbia Gorge
Soil: Basalt, Sedimentary, Loess
Vineyard: REDACTED Vineyard
Elevation: 800 ft (244 m)
Grapes: Traditional Italian Red Grapes
Harvest Date:
Brix @ Harvest: Various
Fermentation: Ambient Yeast
Maturation Vessel: Hungarian Oak Barriques
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Titratable Acidity: g/L
Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂): <2 mg/L
Fining Agent: Unfined (Vegan)
Filtering Method: Cross-Flow
Closure: FineCorkX (99.99% TCA free)
Bottling Date: June 19th, 2021
Release Date: August 1st, 2021
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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