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Just For the Love of It
2002 Syrah from Alban, Bien Nacido, Stolpman, Shadow Canyon and White Hawk Vyds
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Magnums
Magnums of 2002
Just for the Love of It
were sold in a box set with one magnum of
2002
More than a Number
.
Note that on the box lid, the letters are in alphabetical order (forward, then later in reverse), except that the "S", "Q", and the "N" are missing.
Note also that the "0" and the "2" have been highlighted in red, since the vintage for both wines is 2002.
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Double Magnums
3-liter bottles of
Just for the Love of It
came a special wood box:
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A 3-liter Bottle of
Just for the Love of It
in its wood box along with a 3L of
Poker Face
and 750s of both:
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A 3L bottle of
Just for the Love of It
with a magnum of
In Flagrante
and 750's of
Papa
.
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Technical Data for
Just for the Love of It
(from
Gang of Pour
)
Grapes: 96% Syrah, 2% Grenache. 2% Viognier.
Vineyard Sources
29% Alban Vyd.
27% Bien Nacido Vyd.
21% Stolpman Vyd.
15% Shadow Canyon Vyd.
8% White Hawk Vyd.
Harvested
September 24, 2002 for Shadow Canyon Syrah.
September 27 & October 8, 2002 for Stolpman Syrah.
October 9 & 12, 2002 for White Hawk Syrah.
October 11, for Alban Grenache & Viognier.
October 23 and 29, 2002 for Alban Syrah.
November 5 & 6, 2002 for Bien Nacido Syrah.
Brix at harvest: Ranging from 23.0 to 27.4 Brix (various lots).
pH at harvest: 3.18 to 3.63 (various lots).
Fermentation: Small, open top, with manual punch-downs. On the skins for between 11 to 16 days on various lots.
Racking
Alban Grenache: 1 time, not including for bottling.
Alban Syrah: 3 times, not including for bottling.
Stolpman Syrah: 2 time, not including for bottling.
White Hawk Syrah: 2 time, not including for bottling.
Bien Nacido Syrah: 2 times, not including for bottling.
Shadow Canyon Syrah: 2 times, not including for bottling.
Barrels: 87% NEW oak (of which 14% was American, the rest French oak) 13% USED barrels (1 to 3 year olds).
Filtration: NONE.
Fining: 1.5 Egg white per barrel on about 50% of the lots. None on the rest.
Alcohol: 15.3%.
Acidity: 6.0 g/Lit.
Bottling: June 22 via gravity flow, as usual (+/- 19 months in barrel).
Total Production: 1020 Cases + 30 Cases of Magnums + 104 Dbl. Mags.
Release Date: April 1, 2005.
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