2014 Russian River Late Harvest Gewürztraminer

TASTING NOTES

This 2014 Late Harvest Gewürztraminer is straw yellow in color with a tinge of green. An ever-so-slight bit of spritz makes this a refreshing yet savory wine. Luscious honey notes spread across the palate.

VINEYARD NOTES

Using selected fruit from growers in the Russian River Valley, our Russian River Valley tier of wines represent the heart and soul of DeLoach offerings. Consistently award winning and satisfying, the wines exhibit an elegant fruit-forward flavor profile unique to this appellation. Our Late Harvest Gewürztraminer is made only in those years when growing conditions allow the grapes to develop the rich qualities necessary for this sort of wine.

WINEMAKER NOTES

The late harvest Gewürztraminer was harvested over two days from Saralee’s vineyard in the heart of the Russian River Valley, allowing us to optimize fruit ripeness across the harvest. The first pick was pressed directly to tank, while the second pick was crushed to a bin to cold-soak overnight for additional extraction, then was pressed the next day to barrel, and blended with the first lot several days later for a long, cold native fermentation in a stainless steel tank, which was arrested one month later. The wine remained in the same chilled tank (on lees) for two months before racking for further settling.