• 2023 Gewürztraminer
    Late Harvest
    Anderson Valley, Mendocino
    • (375 ml) $25.00
    • (750 ml) $49.00
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After several years of drought and reduced crops, our Gewürztraminer vines bore a full canopy and yielded a bountiful harvest in 2023. Spring and summer were cool in Anderson Valley and since we anticipated a late harvest in contrast to the prior three years, we decided to leave the top eight rows of East Hill for a potential late harvest wine. High humidity and cool temperatures are weather conditions that encourage botrytis—the noble rot—to develop and spread; fortunately, it rained on September 25 with daily drizzle into October and the weather remained cool until we harvested on October 20. Gold Medal winner. Best of Show.

[above] A cluster with berries shriveled by botrytis.

Specifications
  • Harvested: Oct. 20, 2023
  • Sugars at harvest: 25.5° Brix
  • Bottled: February 27, 2025
  • Cases produced: 365
  • Alcohol: 11.1%
  • Residual sugars: 7.0%
  • Titratable acidity: 7.3 g/L
  • pH: 2.98