OBTUSE is dark ruby in color with a bittersweet chocolate note accentuating jammy fruit aromas of raspberry, sweet cherry and plum. The wine is lush and sumptuous on the palate with chocolate, cherry and rich plum flavors.
Drink now or allow to evolve over the next 5 to 7 years. A bottle cellared over 5 years should always be decanted.
Pair with blue cheese or dark chocolate (we suggest our own 72% cocoa OBTUSE Chocolates!).
2008 JUSTIN OBTUSE, Paso Robles
750ml size (standard size)
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OBTUSE is JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery’s American-style Port made from Cabernet Sauvignon.
We adhere to traditional vinification and maturation methods to make this wine. Once fermentation begins, the juice is pumped over the cap several times per day to extract color and flavor from the skins.
The sugar concentration of the fermenting must is closely monitored; when it reaches the desired level of residual sugar, typically within 3 to 4 days, the fermenting must is pressed off and fermentation is stopped with the addition of 170° proof unaged grape brandy. At this point, the wine is adjusted to an alcohol content of approximately 18%.
After the fortification process, this Port-style wine is placed in neutral French oak barrels. The wine is racked once every three to four months during the one-year aging period for a natural clarification, and to allow for maturation and integration of the brandy and the wine.
This wine is unfined and unfiltered.
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