| TASTE BENCHMARKS | |||
| Profile #1 Brut Tank Process Style |
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| Appearance | Straw. | ||
| Aroma | Lemon and strawberry. | ||
| Flavor | Dry, steely with fresh, uncomplicated fruit flavors. | ||
| Balance | Moderate acidity, low alcohol due to natural sugar utilization. | ||
| PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS | |||
| Oenological | Tank process, primary fermentation arrested and restarted to create CO2 in pressurized vessel, then filtered into bottle. | ||
| Viticultural | Flavors develop early. Picked at 18.5 brix. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. | ||
| Terroir | Well-drained, loamy soils with decomposed granite on the Valley floor at 1100 feet. Hot, rising Palm Desert air to the East daily pulls cooling air from the Pacific 18 miles West through the Rainbow Gap in the coastal mountains. | ||