La Clarine Farm Tempranillo 2015
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Wine Facts
Country: United States
> Region: California
> Subregion: Sierra Foothills
Producer: La Clarine Farm
Varietal: Tempranillo
2015
Description
Name: La Clarine Farm Tempranillo
Country: United States
Region: California
Sub-Region: Sierra Foothills
Producer: La Clarine Farm
Size: 750ml
Vintage: 2015
Varietal: Tempranillo
From the Winery:
"This is our first release of this wine. These grapes hail from Matthew Rorick's vineyard near Murphys, CA. The vines sit on an interesting mix of schist and limestone, and our grapes grow in the lower, slightly “cooler” block.
We gave these grapes the classic La Clarine treatment: no SO2, foot crushed and whole cluster fermented with ambient yeasts in open-top fermentors. We pressed off before dryness and let the wine finish in a combination of 600l puncheons and flextanks. The wine was racked once just before bottling, and the wine received 20ppm of sulfites at bottling. No fining or filtration.
The resulting wine shows black cherry, crushed thyme, pear skin and a touch of cocoa. It is medium bodied with a good balance of fruit and savory notes. There are flashes of black pepper, leather and sandstone. It is very lively on the palate, with wonderful acidity. It opens up considerably with air and pairs wonderfully with mushroom risotto. It has the structural backbone to age for many years."
Name: La Clarine Farm Tempranillo
Country: United States
Region: California
Sub-Region: Sierra Foothills
Producer: La Clarine Farm
Size: 750ml
Vintage: 2015
Varietal: Tempranillo
From the Winery:
"This is our first release of this wine. These grapes hail from Matthew Rorick's vineyard near Murphys, CA. The vines sit on an interesting mix of schist and limestone, and our grapes grow in the lower, slightly “cooler” block.
We gave these grapes the classic La Clarine treatment: no SO2, foot crushed and whole cluster fermented with ambient yeasts in open-top fermentors. We pressed off before dryness and let the wine finish in a combination of 600l puncheons and flextanks. The wine was racked once just before bottling, and the wine received 20ppm of sulfites at bottling. No fining or filtration.
The resulting wine shows black cherry, crushed thyme, pear skin and a touch of cocoa. It is medium bodied with a good balance of fruit and savory notes. There are flashes of black pepper, leather and sandstone. It is very lively on the palate, with wonderful acidity. It opens up considerably with air and pairs wonderfully with mushroom risotto. It has the structural backbone to age for many years."
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