2021 Legend of the Ages Reserve

• Varieties:
  38% Cabernet Franc
  30% Syrah
  22% Malbec
  10% Tannat
• Appellation:
  Templeton Gap District - Paso Robles
• Average brix at harvest:
  24.6
• Vineyard:
  Estate
• Alcohol:
  13.7%
• Acidity:
  0.68 g/100 ml
• pH:
  3.39
• Residual sugar:
  0.01 g/100 ml
• Date bottled:
  April 24, 2024
• Cases produced:
  98
• Retail Price:
  $ 75.00

Growing conditions:
Another drought year with 90% of our total rainfall occurring during the last week of January. An unusual frost in late may resulted in a smaller fruit set. The lighter crop coupled with a long warm summer led to earliest finish to harvest at Victor Hugo ever, with a smaller harvest with excellent quality.

Winemaking:
After hand harvesting, the grapes were crushed then innoculated 24-72 hours later with d80 yeast and spent an average of 14 days on the skins prior pressing. Different varietal lots were barrel aged separately for 22 months prior to selecting the final blend. Total barrel aging was 30 months in french and Hungarian oak barrels.