2021 Open My Mind

Diamond

IN - Indiana Uplands

$16.00 / 750 mL Bottle

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I've always wanted to do this, but I didn't want to risk changing a great wine for an experiment. But a press that blew its compressor caused/allowed me to do this great experimentation, and, well, it worked fabulously well. Whenever we pressed the diamond grape, the skins smelled absolutely delicious. What if we soaked the juice for some time on the skins? Always the question. Risk? Yeah, the Open My Mind wines have been great without skin contact. Reward? The skin contact could have an amazing positive outcome for already great wine. When the compressor failed to fire, we came up with a plan to use a conventional air compressor to do the job, but it was going to take hours before we would be ready. I am here to say that was the greatest equipment failure of all time! The depth and complexity of the 12-hour skin soak were monumental in creating a dynamically delicious wine! And the wine was on the skins just long enough to gain the flavors from the skins and not long enough to extract harsh tannins. The fruit is incredible, the finish is long and endearing. Just a great wine with the classic diamond flavors of apple and pear

Turtle Run Winery is located in the southern part of the Indiana Uplands American Viticulture Area and is known for making expressive wines following the European traditions of barrel fermentations, barrel aging, no oak products added, long, extended skin contact for dry reds, so no tannin addition, arrested fermentation sweet wines so no sugar or juice added. Yes, real wine. And yes, our flavors vary from vintage to vintage. We've won lots of wine competitions with "best in class" wines...coast to coast.

Turtle Run Winery

940 St. Peters Church Road, Ne

Corydon, IN 47112-8351

http://www.turtlerunwinery.com

2021 Open My Mind

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