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Vintage: 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010
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Appellation: El Dorado
Vineyard: Elen Ridge
Varietal: Roussanne
Clone: Tablas Creek
Age: 12 years
Elevation: 2400 feet
Soil: Decomposed granite with
clay loam
Yield: 2-2.5 tons/acre

single_pixel Harvested: Sept 18, 2010
Pressed: Oct 3, 2010
Blend: 100% skin ferment Roussanne
Fermentation: 15 days in open top wood vat,
then to 100% neutral FO barrels
Aging: 10 mos. in neutral FO barrels
Bottled: Unfiltered on August 2, 2011
Production: 195 cases
Release date: Fall 2011 		 
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In 2010 Jared continued to play with skin fermentation experiments for white wines and left 100% of the Elen Ridge on the skins in open top wood vats for 15 days. At day 15, with the tannins getting strong we pressed to neutral barrels where the wine stayed. Like all of our wines, we fermented without the aid of nutrients or enhancers, employing the wild yeast from the vineyard. Likewise, malolactic fermentation was natural and finished entirely. The cooperage was neutral French oak. The wine was bottled without clarification, stabilization or filtration.
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Be warned: this natural wine wins no awards for clarity but will please and even delight when put on the table next to an array of cuisine (paella, Indian cuisine, tapas, scallops and much more). Honeysuckle, jasmine and baked nectarines mingle with cinnamon and apricot aromas to entice and excite. On the palate, if not for the zippy acidity, this wine could easily be mistaken for a red with such weight, tannin and lingering finish.