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: Sandy, rocky clay loam. Alluvium derived from sedimentary rock - mainly sandstone.
Elevation: 650 ft
Case Production: 1550
For all the Feints lovers out there, the ’23 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 varietals are head trained, bush vine and the white varietals are cane pruned.
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 no sulfur employed at any point.