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Wine Details
Price:
$18.95 per bottle
Description:
The fruit for this wine was hand-harvested as whole clusters in the early hours of the morning when temperatures were low enough to preserve varietal intensity in aromas, flavors and color. The 2003 fruit was of excellent quality with well colored small, ripe berries. At the winery we destemmed a portion of the fruit as whole berries crushing the balance on top to achieve additional complexity by the inclusion of some carbonic maceration. Once inoculated, the must was plunged by hand several times a day until maximum color and flavor was achieved, in small open top fermentors.
From the small fermentors, the fruit was transferred to a basket press, and pressed into new French oak barriques. The wine was racked over a 18 month period prior to bottling. Claros is bottled, unfiltered, in antique green Burgundian 750 ml punted bottles.
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Varietal Definition
Norton:
In 1835, Dr. Daniel Norton of Virginia developed this grape varietal that was originally known as the Virginia Seedling. Widely planted in the Midwest (where it is sometimes called Cynthiana), it has become a source of interest to East Coast vintners in recent years. It produces a dark, inky wine with flavors of plums and cherries. Horton Vineyards in Virginia is particularly interested in reviving the grape's reputation. In the South, look for Norton (or Cynthiana) from Moonrise Bay, Mountain Valley, Three Sisters, Tiger Mountain and Tennessee Valley.
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