Odd, odd, odd........and a testament to why making wine by formula and pre-conceived notion doesnt work. One section of one vineyard from Oregon. Own rooted, non-Dijon, old clone, dry farmed (whatever other currently trendy descriptors you want to apply): 23.7brix but 3.74pH, 3.8TA (lowest I have ever encountered), 40.5% malic, and a YAN (yeast assimilable nitrogen level --- nutrients) of only 82 (also incredibly low). Down to the Russian River Valley -- another section from another vineyard. Much maligned Clone 23 (looks like Syrah, too large to make great Pinot), grafted, irrigated, hated by all: 26.1 brix, ph of 3.5, TA of 6.1, 40% malic, a YAN of 336. This is why theres a profession called winemaking. Adam Lee Siduri Wines
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 00:35:19 +0000