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GAP’S CROWN VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2 0 1 3
Gap’s Crown vineyard is owned and managed
V I N E YA RD R D D E TA IILLSS
F IN I S HHEE D WIN W IN E DDETAILS ETA ILS
by Gap’s Crown, LLC and is located in the
BLOCKS/CLONES USED IN THE BLEND 114: 7% 115: 26% 667: 17% 828 34% Swan: 16%
ALCOHOL 14.3%
Petaluma Wind Gap. Kosta Browne Winery has purchased Gap’s Crown Pinot Noir grapes since 2006, and now enjoys a long term lease of 37 planted acres. “It has been the backbone of our Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir program
VINEYARD ORIENTATION North/East
and contributed to our 2009 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir being awarded Wine Spectator’s
TRELLISING TYPE Vertical Shoot Positioning
#1 Wine of the Year in 2011,” says Michael Browne, founder of Kosta Browne Winery. Their viticulture is second to none, producing
SOIL TYPE Goulding Cobble Loam, Raynor Clay, Seeped Loam
some of the finest grapes in Sonoma County. AROMATICS: Wild flowers, cherry and huckleberry
PRIMARY FERMENTATION DETAILS
are followed by truffles and baking chocolate.
HARVEST DATES September 15-27, 2013
ON THE PALATE: Precise and textured with
COLD-SOAK TIME 5 days
chocolate cherry and briary fruit on the front palate. Notes of orange flower and fennel seed
FERMENTATION TIME 9-11 days
define a long and smooth finish. NUMBER OF PUNCH-DOWNS PER DAY 1-2 TYPE/SIZE OF FERMENTATION VESSEL 5-ton open tops, 1-ton bins TYPE OF FERMENTATION APPLIED 95% de-stemmed, 5% whole cluster
BARREL PROGRAM PERCENTAGE OF NEW FRENCH OAK 51% BARREL AGING 15 months
pH 3.62 TITRATABLE ACIDITY 5.6 g/L BOTTLING DATE December 16,, 2014
GAP’S CROWN VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2 0 1 3
Gap’s Crown vineyard is owned and managed
V I N E YA RD R D D E TA IILLSS
F IN I S HHEE D WIN W IN E DDETAILS ETA ILS
by Gap’s Crown, LLC and is located in the
BLOCKS/CLONES USED IN THE BLEND 114: 7% 115: 26% 667: 17% 828 34% Swan: 16%
ALCOHOL 14.3%
Petaluma Wind Gap. Kosta Browne Winery has purchased Gap’s Crown Pinot Noir grapes since 2006, and now enjoys a long term lease of 37 planted acres. “It has been the backbone of our Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir program
VINEYARD ORIENTATION North/East
and contributed to our 2009 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir being awarded Wine Spectator’s
TRELLISING TYPE Vertical Shoot Positioning
#1 Wine of the Year in 2011,” says Michael Browne, founder of Kosta Browne Winery. Their viticulture is second to none, producing
SOIL TYPE Goulding Cobble Loam, Raynor Clay, Seeped Loam
some of the finest grapes in Sonoma County. AROMATICS: Wild flowers, cherry and huckleberry
PRIMARY FERMENTATION DETAILS
are followed by truffles and baking chocolate.
HARVEST DATES September 15-27, 2013
ON THE PALATE: Precise and textured with
COLD-SOAK TIME 5 days
chocolate cherry and briary fruit on the front palate. Notes of orange flower and fennel seed
FERMENTATION TIME 9-11 days
define a long and smooth finish. NUMBER OF PUNCH-DOWNS PER DAY 1-2 TYPE/SIZE OF FERMENTATION VESSEL 5-ton open tops, 1-ton bins TYPE OF FERMENTATION APPLIED 95% de-stemmed, 5% whole cluster
BARREL PROGRAM PERCENTAGE OF NEW FRENCH OAK 51% BARREL AGING 15 months
pH 3.62 TITRATABLE ACIDITY 5.6 g/L BOTTLING DATE December 16,, 2014
