Giannecchini

Estate Blend 2020

There’s something magical about old vine Italian varieties planted by California pioneer grape growers. The wines are bold, beautiful, dense and truly express the terroir.

92 Points, Best of Year 2024

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About this wine

  • Vegan
  • Estate Grown
  • Gluten Free

APPELLATION:  Mendocino County, California

VARIETAL BREAKDOWN: 50% Sangiovese, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Zinfandel

ANALYSIS: Alcohol 15%

Vintage Notes

The 2020 vintage started out dry and warm. Weeks of 100+ degree weather in early May gave the vines a jump start. The heat held strong until August with a record 116˚ day in July! We started harvest a week earlier than normal, with all white grapes in house and fermenting beautifully by Sept 20th. The temperature cooled down to 80s during the harvest lull and stretched out the hang time on our reds allowing phenolic ripeness of the skins. A welcome cloud cover came on October 10th and allowed the fruit to dehydrate and get more hang time. Tonnages ended up lighter due to low spring rains. We are seeing good color concentration and density in this vintage.

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