2019 MOUNT PEAK GRAVITY RED BLEND

Vineyard Notes

Composition

42% Syrah, 31% Petite Sirah, 24% Zinfandel,3% Viognier

Appellation

93% Monte Rosso Vineyard, Sonoma Valley;

4% Snows Lake Vineyard, Red Hills Lake County;

3% Stagecoach Vineyard, Napa Valley

Alcohol Content

15.5%

Titratable Acidity

6.0g/L Ph

3.64

Cases Produced

555 cases

The Vintage

Our Gravity Red Blend is named for a remote, hard-to-reach block on our historic Monte Rosso Vineyard, where Petite Sirah vines cling to a steep slope on the edge of a canyon. Vintage 2019 opens with aromas of baked blueberry, freshly brewed coffee and dried apricot. The concentrated and multifaceted palate adds notes of acai berry, dark plum, cocoa powder and underpinnings of tar and cracked pepper. Lengthy and well-structured, supported by fine, but firm, tannins.

Viticulture Notes

Comprised of estate fruit from Monte Rosso Vineyard, Snows Lake Vineyard and Stagecoach Vineyard, our Gravity Red Blend offers exceptional concentration and depth. The 2019 growing season was warm and evenly paced, offering ideal growing conditions. Winter rain led to a cool spring, which delayed budbreak. Late May delivered more rain but by June, warm, steady temperatures delivered consistent warmth that encouraged canopy growth and allowed the fruit to ripen gradually. Harvest 2019 produced low yields of small berries packed with rich, complex flavour characteristics.

Winemaking Notes

We gave the grapes up to a three-day cold soak to extract the desired foundation for colour, flavour and structure. Fermentation took place in open-top stainless-steel tanks. All lots were aged separately until the blend was assembled and returned to barrel for flavours to integrate. Total barrel aging was 22 months in 100% French oak (33% new).