Vineyard 511

Vineyard 511 did its first barrel tasting just a few weeks ago (not including barrel tastings by the winemaker, that is).  Here’s what my dad had to say….

We had our first barrel tasting about two weeks ago. Currently there are two batches: one from the core of the vineyard (4 barrels) and one from the edges (2 barrels). The core wine is really tasting well even though it has not finished malalactic fermentation and has a bit of sulfur smell yet. The alcohol level is 15.9% so it is a full bodied wine but very balanced so the tannins don’t over whelm. It should be a very drinkable wine even at a young age. The edge wine is not quite as good with a lower alcohol content and somewhat stronger tannins. We haven’t decide whether to blend the two and Rob will do some testing later.

We’ve started the process of looking for bottles, labels and closures.

This is so exciting!  Jeff and I can’t wait to do a barrel tasting the next time we are in Napa.

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