2020 North Forty Red
Available Nationwide
Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
Red Wine Blend
Appellation
Lodi
Harvest Date
Sept. - Oct. 2020
Acid
6.1 g/L
pH
3.56
Aging
French and American Oak
Fermentation
Stainless Steel
Bottling Date
Summer 2021
Alcohol %
13.6
Wine Profile
Winemaker Notes
The 2020 North Forty Red is creamy and dense with highly pigmented purple in hue with a depth of color. Aromatically the wine displays substantial dark berry fruit, accompanied by mocha, and a modicum of vanilla. Similar to previous vintages, the 2020 has flavors of black raspberry and blackberry are commingled with dark chocolate which is contributed from aging on French Oak.
Production
The fruit for our 2020 North Forty Red was harvested between Sept. - Oct. 2020 with an average Brix of 25.6. After 7-9 days of fermentation on the skins, the resulting wine was pressed and finished fermentation in Stainless Steel tanks. The wine was then aged on new and used French Oak for approximately 6 months. The blend for our 2020 North Forty Red includes 27% Petite Sirah, 25% Petit Verdot, 25% Teroldego and 23% Tannat.