Producer: J. BookwalterWine: Protagonist
Vintage: 2006
Region: Red Mountain, Washington
Rating: 92WS/91WE
Coin: 31USD
Tasted: 1/27/10
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Notes: Alcohol: 14.8%
Appellation: Red Mountain
Bottling Date: August 11, 2008
Fermentation: 100% French Oak
Oak: French
Release Date: October 12, 2008
Winemakers Notes: All the grapes were hand harvested at optimal maturity and hand sorted over a conveyor belt before destemming. After gentle crushing to maintain a high percentage of whole berries, the different wine lots were cold soaked in open and closed top fermentors for 24 to 48 hours. Once inoculated with Bordeaux Red yeast, the wine was allowed to ferment at temperatures between 80 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Two to three daily punchdowns coupled with aerative pumpovers precipitated gentle extraction. After approximately 5 to 7 days of fermentation, the wines were gently basket pressed between 2 and 5 Brix. All the free run and press wines were separated and aged independently from one another. Primary and malolactic fermentations were completed in new and used French oak barrels. During the aging process, the wines were gently racked from barrel to barrel every three months and egg white fined before bottling to help soften the tannins and improve the clarity of the wines.
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