2005 Vivacé Ermitage Blanc
Russian River Valley White Table Wine.
Release Date June 4, 2007
47% Marsanne
47% Roussanne
6% Chardonnay
Release price: $60
Vivace': a
musical term meaning “lively, brisk, quick and bright”. This Ermitage
Blanc white wine takes its inspiration from the great white wines of
the Northern Rhone Valley
in France
. The grapes for this cool-climate wine
were picked in California 's Russian River Valley
later than usual, on
October 26, 2005.
We obtained the "secret"
to making this wine while visiting with a great wine maker in the south
of France
. With an equal blend of Marsanne and
Roussanne plus a generous dollop of Chardonnay, this wine was aged sur
lies in 50% new French oak for more than a year.
Once bottled, it was aged an additional period before release to permit
the flavors to fully marry. This is not your typical fat and buttery
Chardonnay, nor a flowery Sauvignon Blanc. It
is a very complex combination of flavors imparting layers of
butterscotch, apples, honeysuckle and pears, with excellent balance and
a long finish. This wine may be drunk upon release or aged for five
years or more. Serve blind to challenge
your most discriminating guests.
Harvest Date:
October 26, 2005
Bottling Date: March
26, 2007
Release Date: June 4
, 2007
Grape AVA:
Russian River Valley
Sonoma Valley, CA
Alcohol
13.5
Brix at Harvest 25.0
TA
0.42
PH
3.58
Each bottle is uniquely numbered and hand signed by Peter Kitchak
- Proprietor
