RESPITE - 2018 ROCKPILE - SONOMA COUNTY BORDEAUX BLEND
2018 Rockpile Red Wine Blend
Consulting Winemaker: Ehren Jordan
Winemaker: Neil Koch
Vineyard Location
The Rockpile AVA is located in the northwest corner of Dry Creek Valley, encompassing nearly 15,000 acres, of which less than 160 are planted to vineyard. This makes Rockpile one of the smallest AVAs in the United States in terms of acreage planted. Approximately 2,500 of the acres of the Rockpile AVA overlap the Dry Creek Valley Viticultural area to the Southeast. Vineyards range in elevation from 800' to nearly 2100'.
Tasting Notes:
This Rockpile Bordeaux Blend has all the hallmarks of the Rockpile AVA, with blueberry, blackberry, currant, and exotic spice on the nose. On the palate the wine is dark, rich and jammy with blueberry, strawberry compote, spice, cocoa bean, vanilla outlined in sweet oak.
Wine Specs:
Case Productions: 360
Blend: 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Malbec, 20% Merlot and 10% Petite Verdot
Alc%: 14.8
TA: 5.00
PH: 3.84
2018 Rockpile Red Wine Blend
Consulting Winemaker: Ehren Jordan
Winemaker: Neil Koch
Vineyard Location
The Rockpile AVA is located in the northwest corner of Dry Creek Valley, encompassing nearly 15,000 acres, of which less than 160 are planted to vineyard. This makes Rockpile one of the smallest AVAs in the United States in terms of acreage planted. Approximately 2,500 of the acres of the Rockpile AVA overlap the Dry Creek Valley Viticultural area to the Southeast. Vineyards range in elevation from 800' to nearly 2100'.
Tasting Notes:
This Rockpile Bordeaux Blend has all the hallmarks of the Rockpile AVA, with blueberry, blackberry, currant, and exotic spice on the nose. On the palate the wine is dark, rich and jammy with blueberry, strawberry compote, spice, cocoa bean, vanilla outlined in sweet oak.
Wine Specs:
Case Productions: 360
Blend: 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Malbec, 20% Merlot and 10% Petite Verdot
Alc%: 14.8
TA: 5.00
PH: 3.84
2018 Rockpile Red Wine Blend
Consulting Winemaker: Ehren Jordan
Winemaker: Neil Koch
Vineyard Location
The Rockpile AVA is located in the northwest corner of Dry Creek Valley, encompassing nearly 15,000 acres, of which less than 160 are planted to vineyard. This makes Rockpile one of the smallest AVAs in the United States in terms of acreage planted. Approximately 2,500 of the acres of the Rockpile AVA overlap the Dry Creek Valley Viticultural area to the Southeast. Vineyards range in elevation from 800' to nearly 2100'.
Tasting Notes:
This Rockpile Bordeaux Blend has all the hallmarks of the Rockpile AVA, with blueberry, blackberry, currant, and exotic spice on the nose. On the palate the wine is dark, rich and jammy with blueberry, strawberry compote, spice, cocoa bean, vanilla outlined in sweet oak.
Wine Specs:
Case Productions: 360
Blend: 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Malbec, 20% Merlot and 10% Petite Verdot
Alc%: 14.8
TA: 5.00
PH: 3.84