Dr. Strangebrix
2011 Red Wine
Oakville
DR. STRANGEBRIX. Or how I learned to stop worrying about Brix and love balanced wine.
Take two parts Oakville, add one part old-vine Cabernet Sauvignon from the dry east side hills. Ferment. Add one part Merlot from the verdant west side mountains. Ferment. Don't worry about Brix - just think BALANCE. Shake in stainless steel tank for one month until dry. Press gently and settle in fine French oak barrels for eighteen months. Bottle in elegant tapered bottle and seal with fine Portuguese cork. Relax and serve with friends while watching Stanley Kubrick's superb 1964 movie.
Hand pruned, hand picked, hand sorted. Matured in 100% French oak for eighteen months. Organic eggwhite fined. unfiltered.
bone dry |
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very sweet |
light body |
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very full bodied |
soft, gentle |
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very crisp |
no tannins |
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heavy tannins |
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Winemaker, TEXTBOOK
I have had the pleasure of overseeing winemaking in France, Italy, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand and Napa Valley and now craft small lots of TEXTBOOK here in Napa Valley.
Country born: United States
Education: Bachelor of Science Degree - Agronomy, Masters in Business Administration - Marketing, lived & studied in France for 3 years.
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Honors / Awards:
My teenage kids still think I am cool. Crazy but true.
Winemaking Philosophy:
Strike a balance between terroir, variety and process to make TEXTBOOK Napa Valley wines delicious - seriously delicious.
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