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2006 Renwood Orange Muscat

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2006

Avg. Rating:	86.0/100 (1 Review)
Winery:	Renwood
Vintage:	2006
Varietal:	Muscat
Country:	United States
Region:	California
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81% Orange Muscat, 19% Muscat Canelli. Vintage: The growing season of 2006 was about as average as a California year could possibly be. Normal levels of rainfall, not too hot or too cold, the usual hot summer and blessedly no rain at harvest. The fruit was harvested in perfect condition. As usual this is the first variety into the winery and we started in late August and we again used Muscat Canelli fruit from our Twin Rivers Ranch in the blend. Fermentation and Aging: The fruit was whole cluster pressed to remove the juice from the skins immediately. Once pressed, the must was pumped into a stainless steel tank to cold settle for about 48 hours. This allowed any sediments and solids to fall to the bottom of the tank. The clean juice was racked off the sediment and transferred to another tank and inoculated to begin fermentation. Once the wine reached the proper alcohol and residual sugar levels the fermentation was halted. The wine was then cold filtered and bottled.

Tasting Tags From All Members

acacia apricots blossoms citrus grapefruit peach

Tasting Notes from Cork’d Members

2006 Renwood Orange Muscat

(4 months ago)

d^____^b 86.0/100

Pale yellow with a shy nose of apricots, acacia blossoms and grapefruit zest. Waxy mouthfeel reveals citrusy components that well complement the peachy sweetness. There is an unpleasant twang on the finish which, by the way, is short and reveals some oxidized tones.

Tasting Tags: acacia apricots blossoms citrus grapefruit peach