2003 Barbera

Fieldbrook Winery
2003 Barbera Mendocino County Fox Hill Vineyard

				Statistics
 
	Harvest:  10/14/2001			Bottling  		
	Appelation:  Mendocino County		Alcohol:  13.9
	Sugar: 24.4° Brix			RS: 0.02%
	Acid: 1.09g/100ml			TA:  0.65g/100ml
	pH: 3.19				pH=3.32
				Production: 145 cases

Vineyard notes:

Established over 50 years ago and devoted exclusively to Italian varietals, Fox Hill Vineyard is located on the East side of the Ukiah Basin. This Barbera was harvested from mature vines planted over 20 years ago.

Production notes:

Approximately two tons of grapes went into this lot. The fermentation was fast and hot (5 days with temperatures about 28 deg C). On the fifth day of fermentation, the sugar dropped from 20 deg B to 3! The wine was punched down at 4 hour intervals until pressing. It spent one month in tank until malolactic fermentation was complete. Then, the wine rested in American oak cooperage for 16 months, until bottling.

Winemaker notes:

The wine has good acid and berry like aromas, muted only slightly by oak vanilla.

Awards

In the 2003 State Fair, this wine was awarded a Gold Medal and was selected by the judges to be theBest Barbera of California.