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2020 Touriga Nacional
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Wine Profile
| Vintage | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Wine Style | Red Wine |
| Varietal | Touriga Nacional |
| Appellation | Sierra Foothills |
| Sugar | 24 Brix |
| Acid | 6.9 g/L total acidity |
| PH | 3.48 pH |
| Aging | 40% new French & American (Minnesota) oak, 60% neutral oak for 24 months on full sur lies contact with monthly stirring |
| Fermentation | Destemmed, 3 day cold soak with natural yeast present, 11 day fermentation with punch downs, 7 day extended maceration. Pressed direct to barrels on full lees and aged 20 months. |
| Alcohol % | 12.5 |
| Size | 750 ml |
Winemaker Notes
Touriga Nacional, native to Portugal, holds onto crisp acidity and firm tannins even in a warm climate such as our Lincoln vineyard. 2020 was a fairly typical vintage with warm to hot growing days mid- summer and then cooling off in the fall. This allows the grapes to reach full ripeness slowly while retaining fresh fruit & acidity. After hand-picking the grapes, they are processed and added to our stainless steel fermentation tanks. The wine ferments on skins for 4 weeks, including a cold soak and extended maceration. The resulting wine is dark in color and flavor, with bold fine-grained tannins and acidity to match. This wine is deeply complex and earthy with a long lingering finish.