If you are looking for a great red wine at a value price…The Jack is your best bet! This wine has appealing aromas of black cherries, raspberries, plum and spices with a touch of oak. The Jack is a friendly wine offering a mouthful of juicy fruit flavors that are complemented by fine tannins.
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COMPOSITION:
88% Merlot – McClellan Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley Milbrandt
Vineyard, Preston Vineyard, Columbia Valley
6% Cabernet Sauvignon – McClellan Estate, Walla Walla Valley
4% Cabernet Franc – McClellan Estate, Walla Walla Valley
2% Syrah – Lewis Vineyard, Yakima Valley
TECHNICAL NOTES:
pH 3.62
Total Acidity 0.56 g/100mL
Alcohol 13.6% By Volume
FERMENTATION:
Small open top stainless steel tanks. Inoculated with a Saccharomyces cerevisiae species after cold soaking. The cap was punched down two times per day. The wine was transferred to American oak barrels to complete fermentation.
BARREL AGING:
100% American oak barrels
30% New
CASES PRODUCED:
3500 cases
BOTTLING DATE:
December 6, 2007
RELEASE DATE:
January 15, 2008