Genoa XXIV
Solera style aging provides a glimpse into more than a decade of vintages in the blend. The multi-vintage approach preserves not only the vineyard’s harvest history in the bottle, but also the winery’s unique production environment, the know-how of the workers involved, and the craft of the winemaker. Boysenberry, blueberry, and blackberries preside at the front-palate with plum sauce and cigar box accents. Velvety texture beguiles the mid-palate as savory mesquite, vanilla, and sage trail on the exquisite finish.
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Winemaker Notes
Following the solera method of fractional blending, our Genoa has evolved through some of the most unique cellar practices at Sextant. Each vintage, we cellar two barrels of this reserve wine for an additional year, allowing the intensity of this petite sirah-based blend to mellow with age. Hand-picked petite sirah, syrah, and zinfandel from our estate RBZ Vineyard are fermented in stainless steel and aged for 18 months in a mix of Hungarian, French, and American oak. We then select our favorite barrels for the base, blend them with the two reserved barrels from the previous vintage, and set aside two barrels for extended aging before bottling.
Vintage
Non Vintage
Varietal
Red Wine Blend
Acid
.54 g/100mL
pH
3.94
Aging
Enjoy now or cellar through 2036
Fermentation
100% Malolactic Fermentation
Residual Sugar
.094 g/100mL
Alcohol %
14.8