Crinella Wines
2006 Pinot Noir
Silver Medal
2009 Sauvignon Blanc
Gold Medal!
2006 Sauvignon Blanc
Double Gold Medal!
2005 Glissando
2 Gold Medals!
2004 Glissando
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Technical Notes and Details for Crinella
Wines
2005 Crinella Pinot Noir, Estate Vineyard, Russian River Valley
Wine Details
- Appellation» Russian River Valley
- Soil» Well-drained Goldridge soils with southeast facing slopes
- Varietal» Pinot Noir
- Blend» Clones 37, 115. 777, Calera, Pommard and Swan
- Harvest» Each block was hand picked and the clones were harvested separately over several days in late September as optimum maturity was achieved
- Fermentation» Small open top fermenters keeping 20% whole clusters.
- Vineyards» Crinella Estate Vineyard
- Alcohol» 12.69%
- Titratable Acidity» 6.8g/l
- Finished Blend pH» 3.39
- Cases Produced» 475 6pk cases
2004 Crinella Sauvignon Blanc, Marino Vineyard, Russian River Valley
Wine Details
- Appellation» Russian River Valley easterly boundary at Llano de Santa Rosa
- Soil» Wright Soil Series - Wright soils are in the vicinity of Marino Vineyard and the series is named after the old Wright School. Marino Vineyard is among the very small amount of vineyard planted in this soil.
- Varietal» Sauvignon Blanc
- Blend» 50% Sauvignon Musque - 50% Sauvignon Blanc clone 01 - origin Chateau D'Yquem
- Harvest» Harvested by hand during cool evening hours
Clone Musqué was harvested at Brix 24.6, TA 6.44g/l, pH 3.30
Clone 01 was harvested at Brix 23.8, TA 6.65g/l, pH 3.3
- Fermentation» stainless steel, chilled
- Vineyards» Crinella Family, Marino Vineyard
- Alcohol» 14.2%
- Titratable Acidity» 0.63g/l
- Finished Blend pH» 3.27
- Cases Produced» 814 cases
Winemaking Technique
Grapes were harvested in the cool morning hours and gently whole-cluster pressed to prevent any phenolic bitterness from skins or stems in the finished wine.
The juice was chilled and settled prior to racking. The juice was 100 percent fermented in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation at 55º F, the wine
was allowed to remain on its lees for three months prior to racking. The final blend was approximately 50 percent Sauvignon Blanc Clone 01 and 50 percent
Sauvignon Blanc Musqué. The wine did not require any further fining, but was polish-filtered prior to bottling.
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