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(Fa-noo-key)FANUCCHI VINEYARDS 2001 TROUSSEAU GRIS (Tr00-so Gree)

(“VINE MASTER”: PETER FANUCCHI P.O. BOX 290 FULTON CA.95439 FAX 707 544-6106)

PeterFanucchi@FanucchiVineyards.com

HARVEST DATE:  September 5, 2001

                               @  23.2 Brix

                               & gently “Whole Cluster” Pressed to only 58.4 cases per ton!

                              (Tasted press fractions for the first sign of astringency.)

FERMENTATION:   SLOW & COLD                                      

                                   46 DAYS

                                TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 43F

                                 90 % Steinberger Yeast  & 10%QA23 Yeast some in small French Oak

                                 Finished & ‘aged’ in custom built Fanucchi Vineyards                                          .                                Stainless Steel Trousseau Gris Tank

BOTTLING:         January 8, 2002

                                          489 Cases

                        TA:6.70           Alc:13.9      RS: 0.5% (DRY)     PH: 3.15           VA: 0.37

The TROUSSEAU GRIS grape was originally traced back to the Alsace–Lorraine in Northern France, near the German border & Its lineage is from another rare Alsatian grape: TROUSSEAU (red). I helped my father plant this now rare block of grapes in 1981 & have continued to preserve it since he died in 1984.* 

>Tasting Notes: Crisp, Clean, Flowery bouquet, FRESH PEACHES, honeysuckle, pear, melon & delicate spices and tropical fruit flavors make it a delightful compliment to a wide array of foods! Compare its “Nose” to Viognier or Marsanne, with a gentler spice than a dry Gewürztraminer and far, far more fruit than the best Pinot Gris could hope for!*

*For more Trousseau Gris information see our Trousseau Gris Back Ground page.

>This Vintage has collected 7 awards so far, with the 4-Star Gold in Orange County the most prestigious of its’ 3 Golds! (Only about 1% ever attains this & we have now done it on 2 vintages of this wine!)