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2023 Claret

Willcox AVA

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SKU: BOT-23-CLARET


Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Varietal
French Blend
Appellation
Willcox
Vineyard Designation
Willcox AVA
Harvest Date
Fall 2023
pH
3.93
Bottling Date
April 2025
Alcohol %
12.3
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
54% Cabernet Sauvignon (31% Golden Rule and 23% Hassayampa Vineyards),23% Petite Verdot (Golden Rule Vineyard), 15% Malbec (Carlson Creek Vineyard), and 8% Merlot (Bonita Springs Vineyard) Our 1st classic Bordeaux blend – and Wow! Plum, flowers and graphic nose with a palate of cranberry, blackberry and baking spices. Perfectly balanced tannins.
Winemaker Notes
The grapes were hand harvested from Arizona’s premiere vineyard’s primarily located in the Willcox AVA with a fraction harvested from Kirkland, AZ in Yavapai County in Fall of 2023. Destemmed and cold soaked prior to yeast inoculation. Daily pump-overs during primary fermentation. Varieties were pressed individually to oak barrels, inoculated for secondary fermentation, and aged 20 months in used, mostly neutral barrels. A rack and return was performed in Spring 2024. Finished wines were meticulously selected for final blend in Spring 2025 before being racked and bottled April 2025.