Kendric Vineyards Sangiovese

Tasting notes & discussion 54

Typically $22/bottle from Kendric Vineyards
Vintage 2014 and 2015 from California’s Shenandoah Valley
Alcohol content of 13.6-13.7% with these two, and both have RS of under 0.3 g/L
pH for 2014 is 3.38 and 2015 is 3.32
TA for 2014 is 6.9 g/L, but 2015 is 5.0 g/L
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About Kendric Vineyards
Winemaker Stewart Johnson has been caretaker of the Kendric Johnson vineyard since his first Pinot Noir was planted in 2002. The vineyard specializes in Pinot Noir clones 37, 115, 667, 777, 828, Pommard, and Martini. Each was specifically selected with the belief that they would be a perfect fit for the environment and climate of Marin County. The result of this thoughtful cultivation is a Pinot Noir of significant structure and complexity, one that is made to age and unfolds gradually once opened.

Sangiorno Giovanna

TASTING NOTES:
2014 - “…earthy black tea, graphite, green olive savory notes and granitic grip that play off the tart red cherry fruit. Lighter, brighter and more herbal than the 2015.”

2015 - “…richer, more structured, and longer on the palate. The cherry fruit is softer but buttressed with blacker (tarrier, if that’s a word) tannins. The verve in this vintage is supplied less by acidity and more by an iron mineral tang that is a signature of the vineyard.”

- Thoughts on both from Stewart Johnson himself.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, a series of comics beginning in 1987 by Hirohiko Araki, follows the strange and supernatural threats that seem to constantly threaten different generations of the “Joestar” family. Each part (of which there are currently eight) has one character whose first and last name can be simplified to “JoJo.” For example, Jonathan Joestar and Jotaro Kujo. For part five, the protagonist is named Giorno Giovanna. Get it?

DRINK IT FROM (conventional option):
Standard red glass.

OR (really-going-with-the-theme option):
I don’t know, maybe Polpo has some spare glasses.

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