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WINE SPRING NEWSLETTER 2012 Dear Friends, Ah – another year fades away and another breezes in…word of 32 Winds has continued to spread. How wonderful that so many great restaurants and wine bars are serving 32 Winds – including RDG in Houston, Vie in Chicago, Solage in Calistoga, Willi’s in Santa Rosa, Pacifica and Pinon’s in Aspen, Mahogany’s in Tulsa, and the Mantle in Oklahoma City. Not bad for a small boutique winery that started with nothing but a pure love of wine and winemaking. We will be participating in some great events coming up that will keep our compass spinning…Here are a few: UPCOMING EVENTS & TASTINGS *Atlanta, March 28-31 – High Museum Wine Auction The Wine Auction is the top charity fundraising event in Atlanta, the fifth largest charity wine auction in the United States according to Wine Spectator and the number one charity wine auction benefiting the arts. *Aspen, March 31 – Pro Ski Racing Reunion The World Pro Skiing Foundation was started under the leadership of Bob Beattie, Jim Lillstrom, Mike Hunter, Greg Lewis, Franz Weber, and Ritchie Woodworth. They have organized a reunion event honoring Bob Beattie, and will include all the past World Pro Skiers from Billy Kidd to Hank Kashiwa and Franz Klammer. 32 Winds will be the featured wine at the dinner gala. *Tulsa, May 4 - 5 – Philbrook Wine Experience A major wine and epicurean event featuring over 40 vintners, educational seminars, and a charity auction all benefits the Philbrook Art Museum. In the following photos, Ed, Sherry, Ehren, and Steve tasting through the latest vintages, barrel fermentation and Ehren and Ed at a Mayacama Tasting Event. fax 707-635-8124 • email [email protected] • visit 32windswine.com 3 2 w i n d s w i n e • s p r i n g n e w s l e t t e r 2012 NEW RELEASES We are excited to announce the first release of our new series of 32 Winds single vineyard wines. We have chosen to work with two of the most coveted vineyards in California in order to craft these wines. Both the Hudson Vineyard in Carneros and the Hirsch Vineyard on the wild Sonoma Coast are iconic vineyards that consistently produce world class grapes, and consequently, world class wines. 2009 VINTAGE 2009 produced excellent wines, to rival those of 2007; they express the individuality of the sites on which they were grown with intense flavors and aromas. The late winter and spring of 2009 were unseasonably warm with little precipitation. Bud break occurred in early March and unlike 2008, there was no problem with frost. The summer months were characterized by cooler than average weather, aided by morning fog, allowing the vines to slowly ripen their crop without typical heat stress. This resulted in intense flavor and aroma development, great acidity and phenolic development in tune with sugar accumulation. Just as harvest was approaching, short heat spikes in late August brought the berries to perfect ripeness while maintaining superb acidity. 2009 Hudson Vineyard Chardonnay 2009 Hirsch Vineyard Pinot Noir The Hudson vineyard is located in the rolling hills of the The Hirsch Vineyard is located on a rugged ridge close Carneros, adjacent to the San Pablo Bay. The proximity to the Pacific Ocean at an elevation of 1500 feet, in a to the fog and breezes from the bay makes the climate zone above the marine fogline. The high elevation in Los Carneros cooler than surrounding areas, the vineyard sees approximately 14 hours of sun versus 10 perfect environment in which to grow chardonnay. hours at below the fogline, thus allowing long hours of unmitigated sunlight late in the season when tannins The vineyard has rocky well-drained soils that are are evolving. planted to the shy-bearing heritage shot Wente clone. The grapes were hand harvested and whole-cluster The grapes were hand-harvested, destemmed into pressed into French oak barrels, approximately 40% open-top fermenters, with daily manual punch-downs. of which were new. Both alcoholic and malolactic This is the best method to gently extract flavor and fermentation occurred naturally in the barrel, and the supple tannins from the grapes. The wine was aged for resultant wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered in 11 months in French oak barrels approximately 40% of order to handle it as minimally as possible. which were new. The wine is broad shouldered, with a great rich smooth It has a rich full texture, a lovely underlying minerality texture and wonderful natural acidity on the finish. The and excellent natural acidity. The flavors are of tart flavors are of caramelized apples, Bosc pears, hazelnuts black cherries, black raspberries and freshly grated and vanilla. 300 cases made. nutmeg. 350 cases made. fax 707-635-8124 • email [email protected] • visit 32windswine.com.