Firehouse Red

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Wine Details

Vineyards:
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Blend:
• 39% Cabernet Sauvignon
• 23% Syrah
• 12% Merlot
• 11% Cabernet Franc
• 6% Malbec
• 5% Sangiovese
• 2% Zinfandel
• 1% Petit Verdot
• 1% Carmenere

Cooperage: The wine is on 40% new oak barrels, mostly French and American oak with a compliment of Eastern European oak for 16 months.

Acidity & PH: pH 3.69 & TA 0.61

Alcohol: 13.92%

Cases: 13100 Cases

Prices: $16/bottle   $172.8/case

Winemaking

Crushed gently and dropped by gravity into small 1.5 ton bins, cold soaked a minimum of 48 hours, then inoculated with a variety of yeasts, hand-punched and pressed directly to barrel, where the wine finishes both primary and secondary fermentation.

Vintage

Similar to the 2007 vintage, hot conditions in late spring and early summer were offset by cooler night time temperatures all summer and cooler temperature closer to maturity which helped maintain high natural acidity levels that balanced flavors.

Tasting Notes

Pretty notes of vanilla, blackberry, cherry and rose petals.  On the palate, caramel and jammy black fruit.  Well-balanced, with soft tannins and a bright acidity, leading into a lengthy, smooth finish.