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Item Number: 7006

UPC: 0705105032603

Country: USA
Region: California Sub Region: Mendocino
Appellation/AVA: Mendocino County
Vineyard Designation: Testa Vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Grape(s): 95% Grenache / 5% Carignane
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13.9
Total Acidity: .58
pH: 3.6
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Case Production: 50


Vineyard Information: This Old Vine Grenache comes from the Testa Vineyard, in Southern Mendocino County. Testa has some of the oldest (90 years) organic vines in the North Coast. The vineyard was planted in 1912 by Gaetano and Maria Testa using Belgian draft horses, and today is farmed by their great grandchildren, Maria and Rusty. The family takes great pride in maintaining the vineyards, where they employ labor intensive, old world, organic farming techniques. The vineyard is dry farmed and the gnarled, head trained vines are forced to root deeply - resulting in concentrated wines with exceptional character.

Horse & Plow Old Vine Grenache Winemaking Notes: The grapes were picked by hand, destemmed without crushing, and cold soaked for 5 days. Each lot was fermented in small open-top tanks, punchdown by hand, and aged in French Oak barrels (25% new). This wine is not fined or filtered.