Bialla Vineyards

Wine Info - 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon

Vineyard
Acres 1
Clones 8
Rootstock SO4
Training Cordon trained
Pruning Spur Pruned
Harvest
Date picked October 9, 2006
Harvesting Hand-picked and hand-sorted in the field
Brix 26.5
TA 0.61
PH 3.79
Fermentation info:
Fermented in 1-ton lots
25% whole berries to fermenters
3-day cold soak at 48-55 degrees F
3 punch downs per day
85-88 degree fermentation temp
36 day maceration
Pressed to 1.1 bar, combined with free-run immediately
Aging
Oak type 100 % French oak (Berger, Saury, Sylvain, Demptos)
Ages 100% New
Forests Center of France, Allier, Tronçais
Toast levels Medium plus
Time in barrels 22 months
Rackings Seven quarterly rackings
Wine
TA 0.56 g/100mL
PH 3.92
Alcohol 15.2 % abv (alcohol by volume)
Residual sugar > 0.02 % (g/100mL)