2016 Tooth and Nail The Possessor

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About 2016 Tooth and Nail The Possessor:

Big wine that has settled into a smooth, full bodied, and rich with dark berries and a medium long finish.

“The blend so bold and striking, it just might possess your soul.” Tooth and Nail Wine Company sustainably farms their own grapes and crafts all of their wines in Paso Robles, California.

• Tasting Notes:

Cherries on your nose, a nice presence, dark violet color, great legs. Earthy and plums. Black cherries finish with a mineral earthy tone. Slight acid and mid range tannins smooth out the middle with a slight pepper spice to finish.

The dark violet color and great legs will leave you mesmerized, while the earthy and plummy notes will transport you to a world of pure indulgence. The black cherry finish with a mineral earthy tone is simply divine, and the slight acid and mid-range tannins will smooth out the middle of your palate.

But that’s not all – the slight pepper spice to finish will leave you feeling invigorated and ready for more. This blend is so bold and striking, it just might possess your soul!

• Barrel Selection:

French Oak

• Growing Notes:

Sourced from Tooth and Nail estate in the Willow Creek District and Chaparral Vineyard in the El Pomar District. The harvesting was done at night.

Harvest Dates: October -November, 2016

• Winemaking Notes:

Blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 10% Petite Sirah, 6% Syrah. After night harvesting, each lot was destemmed and fermented separately, Primary fermentation spanned until each lot achieved ideal phenolic composition.

After pressing, the wines were barreled down for the balance of fermentation and aging. Bottled unfiltered.

Wines that embrace the elements in the pursuit of excellence. Wines for people who simply love wine.

Along the way, Jeremy further executed his own creative vision for the wine inside the bottle.

• About The Winery:

First founded by grower Rob Murray, Tooth & Nail Wine Company immediately followed a path of true grit and determination to find success in Paso, although it’s a tough place to grow grapes and make wine.

Today they grow four unique brands of wine. Each distinctively devises to avoid the dominance of the winemaker’s hand and express the native energy of this region.

Led by winemaker Jeremy Leffert, their process accentuates the character of the product instead of obstructing it.

• More about the Winery:

The results are wines that are as adaptive and exciting as the journey the winery takes in crafting them.

The Tooth & Nail Squad nevertheless comes to be brainchild of owner-winegrower Rob Murray, who worked with local design studio, Ethur Ethur, to create the renegade characters on the labels and to build the imaginary world they live in.