2020 Sass Gamay Noir, Walnut Ridge Vineyard

Gamay

OR - Willamette Valley - Willamette Valley

$24.00 / 750 mL Bottle

Alcohol 12.8%
pH 3.25

Bottling Date February 2

Sunset Intl Silver

Dark red, with aromas of red cherries, cherry blossom and earth. The berry flavors lead to cranberry in a juicy, lengthy finish. Whole berries were fermented cool for two weeks, then pressed and aged in neutral French oak barrels. Walnut Ridge Vineyard has two plantings of Gamay Noir that differ slightly in age, elevation and steepness of slope. At harvest: Brix - 22.1; pH - 3.15; TA - 6.9. At bottling on 2/02/22: pH - 3.25; TA - 6.7; Alcohol - 12.8.

Maker Name

Jerry Sass

Vineyard/Orchard Name

Walnut Ridge