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2019 Eclipse Port-Style Dessert Wine
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Wine Profile
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| Vintage | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Wine Style | Dessert Wine / Port |
| Appellation | Sierra Foothills |
| Sugar | 28.0 Brix |
| Acid | 6.8g/L |
| PH | 3.52 |
| Aging | 30 Months |
| Fermentation | 7 day fermentation with punch downs & pumpovers |
| Bottling Date | 50 Cases 12/1/21 |
| Alcohol % | 19 |
| Size | 750 ml |
Winemaker Notes
Our Port-style dessert wine is a blend of various grapes, including traditional Portuguese port varieties Touriga Nacional & Tinta Roriz (aka Tempranillo) as well as local Foothills port favorites Zinfandel & Syrah. The port is aged 30 months before being blended & bottled. The grapes are picked very ripe, nearly raisined, with rich blackberry, chocolate & jam flavors. Halfway through fermentation, high-proof brandy (90% alcohol, 180 proof) is added to kill off the yeast and stop the fermentation, leaving natural sugars from the grapes unfermented. The result is a boozy, sweet, blackberry & chocolate flavor profile that pairs perfectly with dessert or cigars.