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DK Grail, Rosella's VINEYARD Pinot Noir 2021
Vineyard Site
Rosella’s Vineyard, nestled in the Santa Lucia Highlands and owned by Gary and Rosella Franscioni, is a celebrated 50-acre estate established in 1996. Its prime location near Monterey Bay fosters one of California’s coolest climates and longest growing seasons. This advantageous setting promotes slow ripening, ensuring full flavor development in the grapes.
Winemaking
This wine was harvested in the first week of October of 2021 at 25.7 brix. After a five-day cold soak and two-week fermentation, the wine aged for fifteen months in 50% new French oak barrels by Rousseau, Boutes, and Sirugue coopers.
Dan’s Notes
This vintage shows the maturity of Rosella’s Vineyard and how 30 years have been very complimentary to the vines. In its youth, this vineyard offered bright, crunchy red fruit, with a signature of citrus peel. As I have experienced many wines from this vineyard over the years, I am enjoying the evolution of these characteristics. Those specific flavors are still there, but they have moved to the background as darker, rounder fruits have taken center stage. I find pomegranate, cherry and wild strawberry with hints of ruby red grapefruit blend together to create a seamless, matriarchal Pinot Noir.
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DK GRAIL Rosella's Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2021
“Subtlety and grace are the hallmarks of this layered, supple wine from Dan Kosta. Opens with mulled cherries and cinnamon, then fresh plums, dark cherries and light baking spices make a seamless palate. Full-bodied but subdued, integrated and fascinating in flavors, with a long finish. Drink or hold.” – J.G.
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