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Reserve Sangiovese, Bertram Vineyard 2013 Charles B. Mitchell Vineyards Winemaker’s Notes Sangiovese is a red Italian wine grape variety whose name derives from the Latin sanguis Jovis—“the blood of Jove.” Jove, the Roman Jupiter, was king of the gods. Sangiovese wine grapes were first cultivated in the Tuscany region by the Etruscans. In Italy, Sangiovese is the most widely planted red wine grape variety and accounts for 10% of all plantings. Throughout Italy Sangiovese is known under a variety of names Release Date including Brunello, Morellino, Nielluccio, and is the April 2015 primary component in the Italian red wine “Chianti.” Appellation Italian immigrants brought Sangiovese to California in the late 1870’s, perhaps by the Seghesio family near El Dorado Geyserville. Today, there are plantings across the state, most notably here in Fair Play AVA, Napa, Sonoma, and Varietal(s) Santa Barbara Counties. Sangiovese This fruitful Charles B. Mitchell Vineyards Reserve Sangiovese has a distinctive bittersweet component of Brix at Harvest red fruits, cherry, violets, wild raspberry, black current 24 and spice. Allow this 2013 Reserve Sangiovese at least 6 months and continued aging for an additional five to ten years. Cooperage Stainless Steel Charles B. Mitchell Vineyards Charles B. Mitchell has been producing award-winning Alcohol wines in the Sierra Foothills for over 20 years. In the 13.8% early 2000s, he purchased the original UC Davis test plot and started to carefully tend our grapes to create some of the area’s premier Zinfandels. After discovering the true potential of the region, Charles was instrumental in creating the thirty-three square miles known as Fair Play into an established American Viticultural Area. 8221 Stoney Creek Road, Fair Play, CA 96684 | (530) 620-3467 | charlesbmitchell.com .

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