Halcon Vineyards 'Esquisto' Yorkville Highlands, USA,2018
Halcon Vineyards 'Esquisto' Yorkville Highlands, USA,2018
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| The estate Halcón Grenache and Mourvedre were picked October 11th. When considering the early bud break and flowering, this gave us the longest hang-time ever for these varietals. The drought conditions resulted in very small, thickly skinned berries and low cluster weights. The 2014 Esquisto is a co-ferment of two-thirds Grenache and one-third Mourvedre, and then we blended in 5% Syrah prior to bottling. For the first time we included 30% whole-cluster. As for all previous vintages, we utilized neutral 500L French oak puncheons for aging and native (feral) yeasts. Lots of crunchy Grenache red fruit, the Mourvedre provides the funk and peppery spice, and that splash of Syrah brings an earthy darkness. This blend matches the 2012 Esquisto but with a little more punch (14.4% vs 14.1%), structure (the whole-cluster) and depth. A clean version of an old-school Chateauneuf du Pape. 235 cases bottled unfined, unfiltered. |
