2009 Gewürztraminer
| Vintage: | 2009 |
| Varietal: | Gewurztraminer |
| Appellation: | Sonoma Coast |
| Harvest Date: | August 31 - Sept 2, 2009 |
| Acid: | 0.53g/100ml |
| PH: | 3.44 |
| Bottling Date: | January 2010 |
| Residual Sugar: | dry |
| Alcohol %: | 14.2 |
Fragrant orange blossom, sweet orange zest and white flower aromas with wisps of clove and coriander. Crisp yet creamy flavors of blood orange, white pear, lychee and kiwi fruit with a drop of meyer lemon. Lush fruit flavors lead to a dry, vibrant finish that lasts for a long time. Wonderfully bright and fresh in its youth, this classic, dry Gewürztraminer will continue to develop richness up to fifteen years from vintage.
Rhinefarm Estate Vineyard Estate grown, produced and bottled Clay loam soils with gravel deposits at 70–100 feet elevation 11 acres of Martini selection vines planted in 1969, harvested in two lots 11 acres of clone 47 vines planted in 2005, harvested in three lots Yield 3.5 tons/acre
Night-harvested by hand in five separate lots Whole cluster pressed, 48 hour cold-settled 20% of the grapes were frozen for 48 hours, thawed, then whole cluster pressed for richness and texture Yeast strain VL1 100% stainless steel fermented to completion
The 2009 growing season lent itself well to producing some of our finest wines to date. Springtime was pleasantly warm and mild as flowering progressed, with only calm winds coming through the Petaluma gap. The heat of the spring and early summer was comfortably average as the vines developed a strong canopy. We progressed through summer and early fall with moderate weather that was both a winegrower and winemaker’s dream.
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