Enrique Mendoza Santa Rosa Reserva
Wine Description
The Santa Rosa Reserva commemorates founder Enrique Mendoza Cortes’ mother, Rosa Cortes Devesa. She instilled in him a passion for grape growing and winemaking that is still evident today. The wine is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 15% Shiraz. The smallest, ripest bunches are specially selected for pressing, and after fermentation the wines spends 18 months in new French oak barrels.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The Hondo (Cabernet) and Viejo (Syrah and Merlot) vineyards
Vineyard size
50 acres
Soil composition
Limestone loam
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
1,815 feet
Vines/acre:
1,120
Yield/acre:
1.2 tons
Exposure:
Northern/Southern
Year vineyard planted:
1985
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1995
Bottles produced of this wine:
2,000-7,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
10-14
Varietal composition:
70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah and 15% Merlot
Fermentation container:
Cuadrados and Barriques
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
13-15 days
Fermentation temperature:
82; 75 °F
Maceration technique:
Racking, Pumpovers, and Aeration
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French oak: Allier
Length of aging before bottling:
18 months
Age of Aging Container:
1 year old
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.6
Acidity:
6.1 g/L
Alcohol:
14.6 %
Dry extract:
29 g/L
Residual sugar:
1.5 g/L
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