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2021 Red Experiment T7.1 | Six-Bottle Collection
  • 2021 Red Experiment T7.1 | Six-Bottle Collection
2021 Red Experiment T7.1 | Six-Bottle Collection

Six-Bottle Collection 2021 Red Experiment T7.1

Experiment T7.1
$1,110.00
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The Experimental Story

Put simply, the extremely limited suite of wines that comprise our Experiment Series vary dramatically from year to year, each one a poetic answer to a new set of questions posed by the art of winemaking. While we call these ever-changing wines by the name Experiment, they might also be described as an ‘Investigation’ or ‘Exploration.’

Every new Experiment is but a small bite into a much larger fruit, but each one also tells us something new about our property, our grapes and about the larger subject of wine itself. Only the most compelling Experiments are bottled and released to our mailing list collectors. Many lessons gleaned from Experiment have in turn become new winery practice and informed successive vintages of an estate wine, such as Hexameter.

Tasting Notes

2021 Red Experiment T7.1

Among the many variables of fermentation, temperature plays a key role. It influences a wide variety of factors, from how quickly the fermentation proceeds to how much tannin and color are extracted from the skins. Results of these chemical changes affect the aroma, texture and balance of the finished wine.

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Varietals

  • 73.66% Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 14.40% Cabernet Franc
  • 9.33% Petit Verdot
  • 2.61% Merlot

Methodology

We've long fermented most of our wines in the mid-80 degree F range. With this experiment, we were curious to ferment one lot at 70 degrees F. Although a small difference in temperature, it might provide us with wines that have even more of what we are continually striving for - freshness, vibrancy and balance.

In Conclusion

The result, 2021 Experiment T7.1, emanates notes of mulberry, blackberry, forest floor and baking spice, complemented by aromas of cocoa bean, kola nut, cherry and graphite. Vibrant and powerful on the palate, this wine is dense and rich without being ostentatious - sapid in a cleanly delineated and detailed way. Certainly, this is an experiment worth consideration now and for many years to come.