Bici Red Blend 2021
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/ 750 ml This wine opens up with bright fruit, mainly plum, accompanied by mild black pepper and hints of savory character from the Syrah. Gentle, medium weight tannins fill the mid-palate. The wine finishes with a ripe cherry flavor, almost liquor in style.
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Bici Red Blend 2021
Wine Details
This bottle has the following characteristics:
Appellation
Napa Valley
Winemaker
Laura Barrett
Winemaking Highlights
Hand harvested in the cool morning hours, the fruit is hand sorted before and after the destemmer. After a 3-day cold soak, the juice is inoculated with cultured yeast. During fermentation, temperature and extraction are carefully managed. The wine is then pressed off the skins and placed in French oak barrels for aging.
Fermentation
Inoculated with cultured yeast. During fermentation, temperature and extraction are carefully managed.
Aging
16 months
Barrel
- 100% French Oak
- 10% New
Harvest Date
09/23/21-09/28/21
ABV
14.9
Case Production
668
Appellation
Napa Valley
Winemaker
Laura Barrett
Winemaking Highlights
Hand harvested in the cool morning hours, the fruit is hand sorted before and after the destemmer. After a 3-day cold soak, the juice is inoculated with cultured yeast. During fermentation, temperature and extraction are carefully managed. The wine is then pressed off the skins and placed in French oak barrels for aging.
Fermentation
Inoculated with cultured yeast. During fermentation, temperature and extraction are carefully managed.
Aging
16 months
Barrel
- 100% French Oak
- 10% New
Harvest Date
09/23/21-09/28/21
ABV
14.9
Case Production
668
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About this wine
Tasting Notes
This wine opens up with bright fruit, mainly plum, accompanied by mild black pepper and hints of savory character from the Syrah. Gentle, medium weight tannins fill the mid-palate. The wine finishes with a ripe cherry flavor, almost liquor in style.
Serving Instructions
- Open 1hr prior to serving. Serve at Room Temperature
Glassware
- Full-bodied Red Wine Glass—The ample size of this glass allows the bouquet to fully develop. It emphasizes the fruit by down playing the bitter qualities of the tannin and allows wines to achieve balance.
Food Pairings
- grana padano, gamey proteins like rack of lamb, or richer proteins like braised short ribs, cannellini beans, roasted beets
Cheese Pairings
- Semi-Firm / Firm / Polished
