2003 Peloton Red (Library Wines) -- Tandem Winery Shopping Cart -- Red Peloton 2003

<H1>2003 Peloton Red -- Tandem Winery Shopping Cart</H1> $25.00 <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/tandem/images/03PelRed.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="2003 Peloton Red" NAME="2003 Peloton Red" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> Tasting notes: This wine is a flexible food wine, with just a little more tannin strength and roundness than its older siblings. The richness and depth of this blend need to be tasted to be understood fully, as we have mined the structural strength of the Sangiovese and couched it within the softness of Pinot noir. The Zinfandel contributes the brambly, blueberry character along with an unctuous mouth feel. Syrah brings a hint of the smoky, meaty characters and contributes to the structural core. Seventy five year old, dry farmed Carignane brings a lovely chocolaty flavor and silky tannins. White varieties finding their way into red wines are not uncommon occurrences in the Old World. Viognier commonly went into blends and Malvasia into Chianti has, until recently, actually been required. For our Peloton, Chardonnay creates the seamless texture from start to finish and the dabs of Gewurtztraminer and Viognier lift the aromatics just a bit. Given the deep color, one wouldn’t know there is 14% white wine in this blend. The aroma provides a great deal of complexity given the presence of these eight wines in the peloton. So many fruits, spices and earth tones surface from the first impression that the wine beckons a return for another sip. It is this type of intrigue we seek to create and how we hope this wine will be the winner of "the empty glass first" contest in your experience of it. Technical Data: <ul> <li>Vineyards: this wine represents the very best of Mendocino and Sonoma County. This year’s emphasis is more coastal, with higher levels of acid structure present in the wine.</li> <li>Harvest: Mid-September to early November, from the low to mid 20’s in Brix.</li> <li>Fermentation: constituting a wild cacophony of techniques, this wine represents just about any fermentation technique you would like to think about (and some you wouldn’t!)</li> <li>Barrel aging: generally 15 months in barrel, mostly in twice- and thrice-filled French oak cooperage. The Chardonnay portion was barrel aged for 11 months in 1/3 new oak.</li> <li>Final bottling technical information of 2,550 cases:</li> <ul> <li>pH: 3.61</li> <li>TA: 6.53 g/L</li> <li>14.2% alcohol</li> <li>Residual sugar: 0.33%</li> </ul> </ul> <LI>SKU: 03RED Other products in the category <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Category5" TITLE="Library Wines">Library Wines</A>: <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product29 TITLE="2004 Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay">2004 Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product32 TITLE="2004 Hellenthal Pinot noir">2004 Hellenthal Pinot noir</A> -- Limited <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product33 TITLE="2004 Peloton Red Wine">2004 Peloton Red Wine</A> -- Limited <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product13 TITLE="2003 van der Kamp Pinot noir">2003 van der Kamp Pinot noir</A> -- 91 POINTS - The Wine Enthusiast <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product5 TITLE="2003 Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir, Green Valley">2003 Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir, Green Valley</A> -- ONE OF THE BEST PINOT NOIRS - Sunset Magazine <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/tandem" TITLE="Tandem Winery Products">Tandem Winery Products</A> <A HREF="http://www.tandemwinery.com">Tandem Winery</A> Tandem Winery <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="ecommerce software">ecommerce software</A> powered by Nexternal