2020 Rose
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
Blend - red
Appellation
Willcox
Harvest Date
August and September
Acid
TA: 6.0 g/L
pH
3.43
Aging
Aged 6 months in stainless steel. This wine saw only minimal cold-stabilization, did NOT undergo heat-stabilization and is filtered, but unfined.
Alcohol %
13.3
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
We made this dry rosé by whole-cluster pressing Sangiovese, Grenache and Graciano grapes and cold-fermenting the clean, lightly colored juice in separate tanks. After fermentation, the three components were blended along with a 5% addition of Graciano (made as a red wine) for color and texture. We then held the wine in stainless steel to preserve its fresh fruit and juicy crispness. This signature Tumbleweed rosé is marked by bright, red Jolly Rancher fruit; a food-friendly acidity and a sleek, silky finish. This is a complex and balanced wine suited for any occasion – and possibly the best rose we’ve ever made!
Vineyard Notes
Willcox AVA - Arizona - 51% Sangiovese from Cimarron Vineyard. Cochise County, AZ. 4,300 ft. elevation. Harvested Aug. 11th - 26% Grenache from Sierra Bonita Vineyard. Graham County, AZ. 4,400 ft. elevation. Harvested Sept. 9th - 23% Graciano from Cimarron Vineyard. Cochise County, AZ. 4,300 ft. elevation. Harvested Aug. 8th - Sugar at harvest: 22.5 Brix average.
Production Notes
All varietals pressed whole-cluster. Juice then settled 48 hours, racked and inoculated with specially selected yeasts (V1116 & GRE). All lots fermented separately in stainless steel at 55 F for 26 days average. (5% Graciano was added as a red wine shortly after fermentation for color & body). Malolactic fermentation inhibited.
Production
355 cases
Other Notes
Drink within 1-2 years