2020 Single Block Series Sangiovese

Alcohol: 13.1%
ρH: 3.71
Total Acidity: 6.9 g/L
Residual sugar: > 2 g/L

Winemakers: John Bown, Alain Rousseau.

Spicy aromas. The palate is showing fresh fruit with a tight and grippy tannin. A medium body wine, well balanced.

Spring time was mild and dry with some cooler temperatures in November. Flowering began in mid-November and was finished by early December. All throughout summer the weather was constantly warm and dry with no rain. Grape picking started at the end of February for the sparkling and was completed by the 20th of April 2019.

Variety: 100% Sangiovese, sustainably grown
Region: 100% Coal River Valley.

A 48-hour pre-ferment soak was followed by inoculation and fermentation in 1/2 and 1 tonne open fermenters hand plunged twice daily. Pressed, and then transfer into French oak for Malolactic ferment. Aged in barrels for 20 months.