Nose
The 2011 Bosche has sweet black cherry and Santa Rosa plum aroma with nuances of green olive, aromatic cedar, clove, walnut shell, damp forest floor, tobacco and green tea. The oak spice is very well integrated.
Palate
The flavor is big, voluptuous, soft and velvety, with rich great depth of black cherry/plum fruit. The tannins are well integrated providing a very long fruitful finish.
Growing Conditions
The above average rainfall for the winter and spring left the precipitation totals more than a third above normal by the end of June. The cooler, wet spring delayed bloom and disrupted fruit set, resulting in shatter in parts of the region. The cooler-than-average growing season continued throughout summer resulting in a later-than-average harvest. The delayed maturity of the fruit, coupled with a few early autumn rain storms, made for a very challenging harvest season. With experience, we were able to overcome these obstacles, producing really fine wines expressing the aromas and flavors preserved by a cooler than average growing season.
Harvest
Sept 30, 2011 for Merlot @25°Brix and Oct 13-20 2011 for Cabernet, average 23.3° Brix
Bottling
July 2014
Winemaking
After a 5 day cold soak, the wine was fermented in stainless steel fermentors at 75°-86° for 10-28 days skin contact.
Aging
59 Gal. Barrel aging, 26 months80% French Oak, 67% new;20% American Oak, 6% newWorld Cooperage, Nadaliee, SylvainDemptos and Marchive
Appearance
Dark ruby in color.
