Sin

DESCRIPTION

Touriga Nacional is a very well known Portuguese variety used in the production of Port and red table wines. Growing conditions in Temecula mimic that of Douro Valley, such that this variety is quite at home. The varietal character is an exotic mélange of rose petals and peonies, buried in blueberries and dark black berries (some say lingonberries) with a rich structure of bittersweet chocolate and delicate fresh herbs.

WINEMAKING NOTES

South Coast sparkling wines are made in the process called the Charmat, or Tank Method. In this process, our base wine is reinoculated for a secondary fermentatin which occurs in a stainless steel tank. In this process, carbon dioxide is created as a biproduct of the yeast consuming sugar, creating the sparkle. It is whole cluster pressed and stainless steel fermented for primary and secondary fermentation. It is 100% Tourgia Nacional and is finished at 1.50gm/100mL residual sugar.

VINEYARD NOTES

Sin is harvested from Wild Horse Peak vineyards. Wild Horse Peak Vineyards is a 125-acre vineyard located on the Palomar Mountain range bordering the Cleveland National Forest. These vineyards are at elevations of 2,100 to 2,300 ft. The high elevation and wide diurnal range that this vineyard experiences are ideal conditions to grow many red varietals. Cool nights and mornings turn into warm daytime temperatures and allow the grapes to ripen slowly, retaining their acid and accumulating sugar. This intensifies their varietal characteristics for prominent aromas and flavors. This vineyard has soils of loam, sandy loam and decomposed granite which are good for grapevine growth with its mixture of sand, silt and clay. It can drain effectively but also keeps nutrients and water available for the vines. This vineyard is irrigated from our reservoir that depends on Southern California winter rains that can fall between December and March. We maintain a balance with this ecosystem of chaparral and oak woodland of the surrounding area by allowing native plants to grow between the grapevine rows and throughout the surrounding vineyard area. The variety of animals, birds and insects that can be seen in the vineyard area are an indication to the healthy ecosystem that we are a part of.