Past Vintages

2010 Idle Cellars Viognier

We received our 1.6 tons of 2010 Viognier grapes on the 6th of October. We sorted the fruit in the vineyard following the tractor, de-leafing every picking bin. The fruit was harvested before sunrise and placed in the press as the sun came up, keeping it nice and cold. We pressed the juice into a cold tank and let it settle for 2 days.

2008 IDLE CELLARS MERLOT

Cork dork winemaking notes: harvested in early October 2008 on the 7th, this Merlot was some of the most pristine fruit we saw that year. We handed sorted it, only removing 2 picking bins of unwanted fruit, mostly pulling out leaves. We de-stemmed the fruit and placed it into fermentation bins. We let it settle for the night and pitched it with...

2008 Idle Cellars Sangiovese

Cork Dork winemaking notes: This fruit was harvested on September 11th 2008. It was hand sorted at Deerfield Ranch Winery in Kenwood on the triple tiered sorting system. The juice started to ferment from native yeast 3 days after sorting. It went through a steady fermentation lasting 8 days. There were no problems with the juice during...

2007 Idle Cellars Syrah

Cork Dork winemaking notes: Ladi's vineyard was harvested on October 15th, 2007. The 2 and ½ tons of fruit were hand sorted by 5 people, de-stemmed and placed into small fermentation bins. After the sorting we got a sugar reading of 25.5 brix. The grapes were cold soaked for 2 days to extract fruit flavors. Syrah yeast was pitched on the...

2006 Idle Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon

Woolard Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested very late in the year on November 18th 2006 at 24.3 brix. The fruit was full of character and held together tightly due to the long hang time. The grapes tasted pure and sweet with deep berry flavors. We hand sorted it, removing any MOG (material other grapes). After being sorted and de-stemmed...

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