Tech Notes 2022 Grüner Veltliner
Harvest Tech Notes
Our second White offering, this is a beautiful Grüner Veltliner, from fruit sourced out of Marfarm Vineyard, in California’s Edna Valley.
Harvested 9/10/2022
pH 3.31
TA 7.7
LMA 1.55
RS 0.2
ALC 11.9 %
Picked at 20 Brix, and Pressed Whole Cluster Fermented until ’dry’ in Stainless Steel
Malolactic Fermentation totally arrested to maintain acid and the herbaceous freshness, then transferred to Neutral Oak Puncheons with the fluffy, sweeter Lees, and stirred every week for four months to create its distinctive ‘mouthfeel’.