Restoration Red Wine
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PRIMARY VINEYARDS
Spring Mountain AVA (100%): These mountaintop vineyards, in the Spring Mountain appellation, produce dark fruit with tons of depth, extraction and structure. The mountaintop soils are sedimentary, shallow, generally well-drained, uniquely mineral rich, and acidic with low fertility. With a cool climate in general, these mountaintop vineyards are typically above the fog line. With warmer nights and cooler days than the valley floor, high temperatures typically top out at 85°F. This terroir develops small vines with low yields, small berries and very flavorful wines.
GROWING SEASON NOTES
Following 2012, we had another “near perfect vintage”. A warm, dry winter and spring brought early bud break. The dry weather helped lower canopy vigor and created ideal conditions for flowering and fruit set under sunny skies. With one heat spike in late June, the growing temperatures were near ideal for vine growth and ripening. The season, as a whole, was a good two weeks early and really quite dry. There were two rain storms in mid-September that didn’t amount to any consequence, as most of the thin-skinned varieties came in early.
Restoration Red Wine
PRIMARY VINEYARDS
Spring Mountain AVA (100%): These mountaintop vineyards, in the Spring Mountain appellation, produce dark fruit with tons of depth, extraction and structure. The mountaintop soils are sedimentary, shallow, generally well-drained, uniquely mineral rich, and acidic with low fertility. With a cool climate in general, these mountaintop vineyards are typically above the fog line. With warmer nights and cooler days than the valley floor, high temperatures typically top out at 85°F. This terroir develops small vines with low yields, small berries and very flavorful wines.
GROWING SEASON NOTES
Following 2012, we had another “near perfect vintage”. A warm, dry winter and spring brought early bud break. The dry weather helped lower canopy vigor and created ideal conditions for flowering and fruit set under sunny skies. With one heat spike in late June, the growing temperatures were near ideal for vine growth and ripening. The season, as a whole, was a good two weeks early and really quite dry. There were two rain storms in mid-September that didn’t amount to any consequence, as most of the thin-skinned varieties came in early.
