Technical Data for 2005 Trousseau Gris from Fanucchi Vineyards in Russian River Valley

Wine Technical Data
Blend	100% Trousseau Gris
Appelation	100% The Fanucchi Wood Road Vineyard, Russian River Valley, CA
Harvest Dates	Sept. 24th, 2005
Sugar at Harvest	24.2 degrees Brix
Fermentation	30 Days extremely cold & slow temp. varies in the low-mid 40sF
Aging / Cooperage	100% Clean Stainless Steel -the aim is for Pure fruit flavors only NO Oak & NO ML!
Alcohol	13.8% by volume
Acidity	TA: 5.40, pH: 3.33

Winemaker's Tasting Notes

Trousseau Gris (Troo-so-gree) has a crisp, clean, flowery bouquet with flavors of fresh peaches, honeysuckle, pear, melon, delicate spice and tropical fruit flavors which makes it a delightful compliment to a wide array of foods! Compare its nose to Viognier or Marsanne, with a gentler spice than a dry Gewrztraminer and far, far, more fruit than the best Pinot Gris could ever hope for! After bottling it can take a few months for this wine to open up, some times not opening up near its best till the following fall. In the event you forget a hidden bottle in the back of your cool dark, secret storage place do not fear. You will discover that its natural effervescence will provide a few years of safe aging!

About Fanucchi Vineyards

For Peter Fanucchi it all began in 1972 at the ripe old age of 9 years working beside his father Arcangelo, a new vineyard owner at the time, who purchased a very old vineyard property in Sonoma Countys Russian River Valley on Wood Road in Fulton, California. Peter and his father quickly became friends with their veteran wine grape growing neighbors who very graciously taught them traditional viticulture methods which they rigorously employed on the circa 1906 Zinfandel vineyard. They took their lessons very seriously and they studied the art of wine grape growing intensely. As a result of their studies, they began integrating modern viticultural methodologies gathered from a wide array of periodicals to experts into the vineyard along with the astute lessons learned from their legendary neighbors and most importantly observing how it the cultural practices effected the vines in their specific environment on Wood Road.

To this very day, Peter continues to personally attend to the entire Fanucchi Wood Road Vineyard vine by vine. He constantly adapts his farming practices to the current vine & environmental conditions sometimes doing things that even he would previously have thought were absurd all because the conditions require it.

Peters motto is growing in harmony with nature which, simply put, means growing incredible wine grapes in the most earth friendly enviroment. This phrase resides on each and every bottle of wine he produces and his entire being is zeroed in on living this motto. Peter is not a certified organic grower but virtually the only thing lacking is the completion of the reams of paperwork (and money!) required to gain the certification.