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2009 Dilemma
SUMMARY
This wine is made with a blend of 60% Pinot Grigio and 40% Pinot Noir grapes grown exclusively in
Massachusetts. It is a dry white wine fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel tank.
Alc. 12% By Vol. / 750mL
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TECHNICAL
DATA
Appellation: 100% Massachusetts
Grape Composition: 60% Pinot Grigio, 40% Pinot Noir
Vineyard: Running Brook Vineyards (Westport & Dartmouth)
Alcohol: 12% by Vol.
Residual Sugar: 11.8g/L
Winery price: $15.30 Travessia Wine Club / $17 Regular
PRODUCTION
NOTES
2009 was a difficult year for grape growing in our region due to a cool Summer with slightly above average rainfall. June was an extremely difficult month with over twenty days of “no sun”, meaning either cloudy skies or rain. This affected the fruit set on the vines and as a result yields at the end of the season were naturally low. We intended to make a Pinot Grigio wine as we did in 2008 but we could not acquire enough grapes to do so. We also wanted to attempt a sparkling wine with Pinot Noir and again we did not obtain enough grapes for it. So we had a dilemma… what to do with the little Pinot Grigio and Pinot Noir that we had. After whole cluster pressing the juice from both grape varieties we had two half-full tanks… the obvious solution to the dilemma was to blend both juices and hope for the best.
The juice was then fermented entirely in stainless steel tank. Fermentation was completed in 3 weeks at an average temperature of 55F. Wine was fermented to dryness and settled in tank for 3 months before bentonite fining to accomplish moderate heat stability. Filtered and bottled in August 2010. Released on March 26th 2011. Only 40 cases produced.
ADDITIONAL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION... For the wine geek in you! :-)
| TA: 8.12g/L |
pH: 3.42 |
| Free SO2: 40ppm at bottling |
Total SO2: 140ppm |
| Yeast: VQ White |
MLF: None |
| Oak Aging: None |
Age of barrels: n/a |
| Vine Age: Average 9 years |
Harvest Date: October 3, 2009 |
| Harvest Method: 100% hand picked |
Brix at Harvest: 20.8 |
| Fining: Bentonite |
Filtering: 0.45 micron |
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