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- Color:
- Red
- Body/Type:
- Medium Bodied
- Style:
- Modern
- Size:
- Bottle, 750 ml
- Winery:
- Ethan Wines
- Grapes:
- Sangiovese
- Serve At:
- 57°-63° F
- Region:
- USA > California > Santa Barbara
Vines for this wine were planted in the early 90′s, and are some of the first Sangiovese planted in the Santa Barbara County. Farmed all sustainably, with attention to detail.
After being harvested in October, the grapes were completely destemed and given a 5 day cold soak for color and tanins. Then innoculated with a Brunello strain of yeast to bring out the natural characteristics of Sangiovese. The wine was also aged for 30 months in nuetral French Oak barrels. This wine has very sharp acidity with bright red cherry fruit, and a hint of spice on the back end. It is a great food wine, being able to stand up to many tomato based pasta dishes or even pairs with spicy foods because of the acid. It will drink nicely for 5-8 years.
Only 100 cases produced.
Ethan is a boutique winery located in the heart of the Santa Maria Valley, just north of Santa Barbara. They are committed to small lot production, making the finest wines available. They focus on Rhone varietals, but like to veer off the path with wines like our Sangiovese--which is grown sustainably.
Ask Steve Clifton about what makes Santa Barbara a great place in California to grow Italian grapes and he'll say that they found the climate and soil types are similar to those in Northern Italy. Another parallel is that Santa Barbara County features a unique transverse mountain range, running from east to west that funnels oceanic influence into the valleys. The Alaskan current runs along the Pacific coastline until Point Concepcion where it juts in and pushes the cold air into the valley. Morning maritime fog rolls in slowly and finally meets the warm desert air flowing from the east and the Los Padres National Forest. This climatic result is very similar to what happens in the regions of Piedmont and Friuli, except that the elements are reversed. There, the Alps send extremely cold mountain air down into the hills as the Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas create a warming air that comes into the hills and valleys. This confluence of Mediterranean and Alpine air creates many microclimates that are perfect winegrape growing conditions.
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