Sangiovese 2018
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2018
Varietal
Sangiovese
Appellation
Texas High Plains
Vineyard Designation
La Pradera Vineyards
Harvest Date
30 August 2018
Sugar
24.08
Aging
After fermentation, the wine rests en barrique to settle naturally, followed by several rackings and was bottled after 18 months and light filtration.
Bottling Date
17 September 2020
Residual Sugar
0
Alcohol %
13.31
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Classic Tuscan-style Sangiovese, with a little bit of American muscle, this single-vineyard wine drinks a bit like its bigger cousin Brunello. Black cherry and plum, spiced with roast tomato, leather and earth. A great wine to sit and contemplate.
Vineyard Notes
Grapes: Sangiovese, 100%
Region: Texas High Plains AVA
Vineyards: La Pradera Vineyards
Exposure: South, Southeast
Altitude: 3288 - 3307 feet ASL
Vine Training: Guyot trained, VSP
Vine Age: Average 19 year vine age
Time of Harvest: August
Vine Density: 2,600 - 2,900 vines per acre
Total Production: 117 Cases
Region: Texas High Plains AVA
Vineyards: La Pradera Vineyards
Exposure: South, Southeast
Altitude: 3288 - 3307 feet ASL
Vine Training: Guyot trained, VSP
Vine Age: Average 19 year vine age
Time of Harvest: August
Vine Density: 2,600 - 2,900 vines per acre
Total Production: 117 Cases
Production Notes
The grapes are fermented primarily in open-top tanks, slowly at low temperatures (< 70F), and then moved to barrique to complete fermentation to dryness. The wine is then left to rest in barrique until ready to bottle, and bottled with a minimum of filtration.
Food Pairing Notes
Beautiful with roasted meats and grilled salmon, our Texas High Plains Sangiovese also works exceedingly well alongside smokey sheep and cow's milk cheeses, and spicy red sauces.
Other Notes
Deschain Cellars strives to produce handcrafted wines of Old World elegance combined with New World vibrancy, wines that play well with food and that are equally suited to just sit and sip.