Description
HARVEST 8.15 — 9.4.18 BRIX AT HARVEST 19.0
PH. 2.89 ALC. 12%TOTAL ACIDITY 10.8 g/l
TIRAGE April 1 & 2, 2019 DISGOREMENT January 2024
RELEASE Spring 2024
B ru t C u v é e
viticultural practices
Escolle is sustainably certified (SIP) and utilizes minimal intervention
practices throughout the vineyard. No herbicides are used on Escolle, as all
weeds are removed manually with either a weed knife or by hand. Minimal to
no irrigation is utilized unless an extreme vintage takes place. A healthy cover
crop is established to minimize any erosion and aids in ideal canopy vigor.
winemaking
As of 2015 our estate Escolle Vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay comprise
100% of Caraccioli Cellars total production. 2018 is the fourth vintage the
sparkling cuvée transitioned to completely estate fruit. All grapes are hand
harvested into small totes, disallowing any premature crush prior to press and
preventing oxidation.
All sparkling lots are processed in four ton press loads, which is optimal
when using the Coquard PAI Gravity Press. We utilize extremely light whole
cluster pressing and only use the first 120 gallons/ton.
The cuvée begins fermentation in stainless steel tanks utilizing a specific yeast
strain chosen specifically for our sparkling project. 20% of the wines finish
primary fermentation in neutral French oak barrels, while the remaining 80%
undergo similar oak aging once the primary fermentation is complete. The
total time on oak is approximately two months. Due to the extremely low
pH,the wines never undergo malolactic fermentation.
The cuvée is racked back to tank, cold-stabilized and bottled. The Brut Cuvée
is left to age sur lies just shy of 5 years. Riddled and disgorged in house.
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