WINEMAKER NOTES

Located on Merritt Island, very close to the home of Bogle Vineyards & Winery, is the Quick Ranch. This 30 acre parcel of Petite Sirah, planted in 1995, has again produced the fruit for Bogle’s exceptionally rich and jammy, ruby-style Petite Sirah Port.

Selected rows of these vines were not harvested with the rest, allowing the grapes to ripen to 26 degrees brix before being selectively hand-picked on October 24, 2006. At 12 degrees brix, fortification occurred and fermentation was halted. The result is a richer and darker Petite Sirah Port with an alcohol of 19.5% and a residual sugar of 9.0%. To age and gain maturity, the port was then kept in neutral French and American oak barrels for 18 months.

This year’s vintage displays the succulent aromas of vine-ripened boysenberries and summer blackberries mingling with touches of pipe tobacco and warm spice. The voluptuous finish is reminiscent of a warm berry crisp, fresh from the oven.

• Vintage: 2006
• Appellation: Clarksburg
• Vineyard Sources: Bogle Quick Ranch, Clarksburg CA
• Harvest Date:October 24, 2006 at 12 degrees brix
• Release Date: August 8, 2008
• Wine pH: 3.70
• Wine Acidity: 0.54g/100ml
• Alcohol: 20.0%

2006 Port Profile - Click here for PDF

2006 Port Label - Click here

Port Bottle Shot - Click here

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