Ruth Lewandowski Wines 2023 'Feints' Fox Hill Vineyard, Mendocino County

Item Number: 20353

UPC: None

Country: USA
Region: California
Sub Region: Mendocino
Appellation/AVA: Mendocino County
Estate Grown Wine: No
Vineyard Designation: Fox Hill Vineyard
Vintage: 2023
Grape(s): Arneis / Dolcetto / Barbera / Nebbiolo / Montepulciano / Favorita (Vermentino) / Brachetto / Grignolino
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 11.8
Total Acidity: 6.1 g/L
pH: 3.55
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Alluvium derived from sedimentary rock - mainly sandstone.
Elevation: 650 feet
Case Production: 1,550

For all the Feints lovers out there, the 2023 vintage will certainly not disappoint. It’s all there; the bright, crunchy cranberry pop and herbal/floral signatures we’ve come to know and love from this cuvée. The majority of the blend remains the usual Arneis, Dolcetto, Barbera and Nebbiolo carbonic co-ferment. Small amounts of carbonic Montepulciano, Favorita (Vermentino), Brachetto and Grignolino found their way in as well.

Vineyard Notes: The average vine age is 40 years. The red grape varieties are head trained, bush vine and the white varieties are cane pruned. Fox Hill Vineyard is owned and farmed by Broc Cellars.

Winemakeing Notes: Dolcetto/Barbera/Nebbiolo/Arneis picked simultaneously and evenly distributed amongst numerous tanks. Remaining varieties vinified separately. Full carbonic maceration - duration ~10 days, after which all tanks were foot trodden. Short two day maceration post carbonic, then bladder pressed. Full native malolactic conversion. 5 months on lees in stainless, Flextank and old barrel; one racking before blending/bottling. Unfined and unfiltered and no sulfur employed at any point.