Hand harvested at night and fermented with native yeast and malolactic fermentations. Aged 16 months in French Oak, 30% new. This wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Starting with the pale garnet color, this wine again will challenge some of the best wines of Europe when served side by side. Solomon Hills always tends toward the old-world character with red currant buds, sweet cranberry and white strawberry preserve. The sandy soils always continue to show steeped green tea, mint and brown spices. With 30% whole bunch fermentation and only 30% new oak this is a high wire act. The savory and fruit balance each other amazingly and will continue to do so for at least a decade from release.
