Propietary Name |
La Proportion Dorée |
Name Meaning |
The Golden Ratio |
Varietal composition |
Sémillon (65%),
Sauvignon Blanc (33%)
and Muscadelle (2%) |
Type of wine |
Cuvée blend of seven vineyards |
Appellation |
Sonoma County |
Vineyard singularity |
Old vines (25 to 60 years)
Loamy to gravelly soils
One cluster per shoot
Sauvignon Blanc Musqué |
Typical harvest date |
multiple picks September-October |
Picking |
Manual, small lugs, refer truck |
Sorting |
Cluster by cluster |
Fermentation |
In barrels, through native yeast |
Upbringing |
10 months
French oak from artisan coopers |
Bottling |
Filtered to prevent MLF |
Cellaring time |
10+ years |
Serving |
Slightly below room temperature |