2022 Bandido Red Wine
Negrette is a rare grape with scant acreage planted in California, less than 10 acres exist. Picked by hand September 12, 2022 and fermented whole cluster in a redwood fermenter. 3 weeks of once daily pumpovers during the maceration before pressing, with aging in old barrels for 10 months on the fine lees. The Cabernet was picked October 4, destemmed, and fermented in redwood; racked and blended a month prior to bottling on August 5, 2023.
Varietal Composition: Negrette 55%, Cabernet sauvignon 45%
Brix at harvest: 22.5/22.1
Titratable Acidity: 6.2 g/L
pH: 3.85
Residual Sugar: 0.0
Alcohol: 13.3%
Filtration: none
Fining: none
Negrette is a rare grape with scant acreage planted in California, less than 10 acres exist. Picked by hand September 12, 2022 and fermented whole cluster in a redwood fermenter. 3 weeks of once daily pumpovers during the maceration before pressing, with aging in old barrels for 10 months on the fine lees. The Cabernet was picked October 4, destemmed, and fermented in redwood; racked and blended a month prior to bottling on August 5, 2023.
Varietal Composition: Negrette 55%, Cabernet sauvignon 45%
Brix at harvest: 22.5/22.1
Titratable Acidity: 6.2 g/L
pH: 3.85
Residual Sugar: 0.0
Alcohol: 13.3%
Filtration: none
Fining: none
Negrette is a rare grape with scant acreage planted in California, less than 10 acres exist. Picked by hand September 12, 2022 and fermented whole cluster in a redwood fermenter. 3 weeks of once daily pumpovers during the maceration before pressing, with aging in old barrels for 10 months on the fine lees. The Cabernet was picked October 4, destemmed, and fermented in redwood; racked and blended a month prior to bottling on August 5, 2023.
Varietal Composition: Negrette 55%, Cabernet sauvignon 45%
Brix at harvest: 22.5/22.1
Titratable Acidity: 6.2 g/L
pH: 3.85
Residual Sugar: 0.0
Alcohol: 13.3%
Filtration: none
Fining: none