Central Coast Group Project - 'Super Cali' - Sangiovese - Santa Barbara County, CA - 2013
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From Scott Sampler, the mind behind the madenningly good madness!!
"saucefest, bubbas!
"saucefest" was a wine dinner that i hosted in my downtown loft in Los Angeles
from 1998 to 2004 -- & this wine is dedicated to the memory of it. we drank
through a world of incredible wines, ate a lot of sauce & it was an invaluable chapter in my wine education &
journey.
(it was also an unusually excellent time. to this day the three original members & i can't get through a regular
conversation without enthusiastically belting out "saucefest!" & "it's a saucefest, bubbas!" at least several dozen
times.)
although it is much more versatile, we specifically like to think of this as our red sauce wine: spaghetti & meatballs
with Sunday gravy; chicken parm; spinach lasagna; grandma's homemade potato gnocchi & pizza... you get the
idea. it's a saucefest!
saucefest, bubbas!
TASTING NOTES BY ANTONIO GALLONI
"The 2013 Red Table Wine Super-Cali is a Sangiovese based blend. Lifted and also quite lithe in shape, the 2013 has
much to offer. Perfumed and bright, red-toned fruit are nicely pushed forward, while the contributions of Cabernet
Sauvignon and Merlot aren't especially obvious. The lots for the 2013 spent a whopping 108-133 days on the skins.
The blend is 60% Sangiovese, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon."
WINEMAKING
--60% SAGIOVESE/30% MERLOT/10% CABERNET SAUVIGNON
--100% NATIVE/AMBIENT FERMENTATION
--108 - 133 DAYS TOTAL MACERATION TIME
--ML COMPLETED ON THE SKINS
--AGED FOR 30 MONTHS IN 100% NEUTRAL FRENCH OAK PIÈCES {24 MONTHS ON THE GROSS LEES}
--16% ALC./3.51 pH
-- HAND BOTTLED VIA GRAVITY
--UNFINED/UNFILTERED
--98 CASES (12/750ml) + 24 MAGNUMS (1.5L) PRODUCED "