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  Scholium Project "Naucratis" Los Slough Vineyards Verdelho 2009 (Monterey, California)
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Winery: Scholium Project
Varietal: Verdelho
Region: California
Vintage: 2009
Bottle Size: 750 ml

Product Code: SCHOLIUMPROJECTNAUCRATIS09-W

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Notes from the Winemaker:

We have taken a tremendous chance on Naucratis this year: we bought the whole vineyard-- all of the Verdelho it has to offer. We had met with such success that we hazarded-- even in July of 2009, when the economic health of the country offered no cheer or brightness-- to commit to the whole vineyard, and to nearly doubling the amount of Naucratis we would make. It is a daunting prospect; but the fruit was there-- we were essentially leaving it behind, out of caution. An odd time to abandon that caution.

The fruit came in perfectly balanced. We had a remarkable completion of ripening-- the fruit hung almost 2 weeks longer than in 2007 or 2008, yet we harvested with much less sugar. The fruit kept gaining in complexity daily; the cool nights kept the acids high; and some perfect balance of fog and cloud kept the sugars from climbing. It was a triumphant year for us to take this great leap.

The wine is powerful, as ever-- but not as rich as 2007 and 2008. It is ligher and more restrained; marked as much by its acid structure as its power. It is hardly fruity, but nonetheless redolent of stone fruits and melon. It is clean and direct; our reflection of a strong Grüner.

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