2008 Sandpiper Rosé
Porter Family and Shearer vineyards Syrah: 100%
| Vintage: | 2008 |
| Wine Type: | Rosé Wine |
| Varietal: | Syrah Rose |
| Varietal Composition: | |
| 100% | Syrah |
| Appellation: | Napa Valley |
| Harvest Date: | September 17, 2008 |
| Sugar: | 24.0° Brix |
| Acid: | 8.4 g/L |
| PH: | 3.47 |
| Bottling Date: | January 19, 2009 |
| Residual Sugar: | 0.03% |
| Alcohol %: | 14.5% |
Beach-inspired tropical fruit aromas of mango, pineapple, passionfruit, and ripe strawberry, with crashing waves of bright strawberry, red raspberry, and red currant flavors and a crisp acidity. The perfect summer wine.
The season began with difficulty – early bud-break and a late hard frost damaged vines enough that crop yields were low all across the Valley, which means that 2008 vintage wines will be in shorter supply than previous years. Although the yields were light, the fruit was small-berried, concentrated, and intense.
This delicious summer wine is made up of 100% Coombsville region Syrah from the Porter Family and Shearer vineyards. These grapes were harvested at the perfect time for rosé wine – when the acids are still bright and the fruit flavors are in the red fruit flavor stage of strawberries and raspberries, red currants and pomegranates. We used a Rhône yeast selection designed to maximize the fruity esters and ferment the wine slowly at a low temperature, around 58°F. By using such a low fermentation temperature, we were able to retain all the great tropical volatile compounds that make this wine so delicious and unique, while still capturing classic rosé characteristics.
41 cases
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