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Hoop Iron

• Grape Varietal:  100% Traminette

• Harvest:  Late October 2021

• Lot A

  • Vineyard:  Northwest side of Kueka Lake, Finger Lakes

  • Received by Pail Shop Vineyards as: Whole grapes, hand-picked

• Lot B

  • Vineyard:  West side of Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes

  • Received by Pail Shop Vineyards as: Fresh juice

• Pre-Fermentation Treatment:   

  • Cold Settled with Lallezyme C-Max enzyme

    Fermentation

• Vessel: Stainless Steel

• Temp:  approx. 63 degrees

• Time: approx. 3 weeks

• Yeast:  Alchemy I (Anchor Oenology)

• Yeast Nutrients:  Go Ferm/Fermaid

• Aging:   Held for nine months “on the lees”