“This wine envelopes you with bright red summer fruits then evolves into dark notes of cherries, vanilla, allspice and cloves. It is rich while having a structured mid-palate and long finish of finely polished tannins.” ̶ Winemaker’s Note
Hudson Vineyards "Phoenix" Napa Valley
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Specifications
| Winery | Hudson Vineyards |
|---|---|
| Varieties | 58% Merlot / 42% Cabernet Franc |
| Farming Practices | sustainable, holistic polyculture |
| Soils | decomposed granite and clay |
| Trellis system | Guyot |
| Harvest Technique | by hand |
| Yeast | ambient |
| Fermentation | fermentation starts in open top fermenters for separate lots / barreled down for malolactic fermentation |
|---|---|
| Malolactic | full |
| Maturation | 22 months in Darnajou, Francois Freres, Sylvain, and Taransaud French oak (90% new) with minimal racking till the end |
| Filter | none |
| Fining | none |
| Alcohol | 14.9% |
| Item No | T06175 |
| Size | 750ML |
| Bottle Case | 12 |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Sub-region | Napa Valley |
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