HAWLEY WINES
2005 Petite Sirah
Ponzo Vineyard

Technical
• Appellation: Sonoma County
• Varietal Composition: 97% Petite Sirah   3% Zinfandel
• Harvest Date: October 13, 2005
• Alcohol: 13.8%      Ph: 3.62     TA: .58 g/100ml
• Bottling Date: July 10, 2006
• Cases Bottled: 212
• Release Date: Jan 1, 2007

Vineyards
Ponzo vineyard is located just outside the town limits of Healdsburg, along the Russian River at the mouth of Dry Creek. It’s gravelly bench-lands have produced many award winning wines. The 2005 growing season started several weeks early due to warm February weather, but it soon cooled down and remaind cool throughout the season. This slowed ripening and the additional “hang time” on the vine led to exceptional flavor development. Brix at harvest 23.4.

Winemaking
The Petite Sirah grapes were crushed and se-stemmed into one-ton, open top fermentors along with 3.5% Petite Sirah, also from Ponzo Vineyard. The juice was chilled with dry ice for extended maceration. After one week, the fermentors were moved outdoors to warm up and the wild yeasts begun the fermentation. Commercial yeast was later added to insure the wine fermented to dryness. We punched down the skins every couple hours to maximize extraction. When fermentation was nearing dryness we pressed out directly to barrels. The wine was aged for nine months in a mixture of 30% French and 70% American oak barrels and was racked from barrel to barrel every three months to soften the tannins, develop fruit character and clarify the wine. Prior to bottling, 3% Zinfandel from Ponzo Vineyard was blended in.

Tasting Notes
This wine is very deep in color with aromas of fresh blueberries, spice, and vanilla oak. In the mouth it is supple and well balanced, with a rich structure.

Hawley Wine
PO Box 1831, Healdsburg CA. 95448
6387 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg CA. 95448
Phone/Fax 707-431-2705
www.hawleywine.com