2008 Ponzi Rosato Pinot Noir Rosé

2008 PONZI ROSATO PINOT NOIR ROSÉ

Willamette Valley

This Wine is Sold Out

PRODUCTION: 974

RELEASE DATE: April 2008

SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE(S):
- ~~Standard (750 ml): 17~~ SOLD OUT

HARVEST 2008: A winemaker is lucky to receive a handful of really magical vintages in a lifetime. 2008 is one of those vintages. In the Willamette Valley we started the season 2 weeks late due to a cool spring which delayed budbreak. A cool season throughout June and into July persuaded us to bring already low crop levels even lower to ensure ripening for what was shaping up to be a very cool vintage. To our surprise and excitement, the sun came out in August and persisted into September and October with a gorgeous Indian summer! The daytime temperatures remained high while the nighttime temperatures dropped into the 40’s equating to ripe, beautiful fruit with retained natural acidity. We began picking in October and finished in the first part of November. Long hang time for the vines and the luxury of picking when we wanted made this vintage exceptional! The white wines produced in 2008 are full of tropical notes from the lateness of the vintage, plenty of fruit and mid-palate texture, but nice freshness and crispness to keep them lively. This Rosato is sourced from our 40 year old vines at the Ponzi Estate Vineyards, Dion Vineyards and Merten Vineyards.

FERMENTATION: Rosato is 100% Pinot Noir fruit which was either sourced for Rosato or a result of a saignée (bleeding of juice). The fruit was destemmed and allowed a 24-hour cold soak to pick up a little color before pressing and put into stainless steel. The fermentation was cool and long and malolactic was inhibited to retain the bright, fresh fruit character. Alcohol is 13.25%. Finished pH is 3.46. Residual sugar is .56g/100ml.

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