Dan Lounsbury and Central Coast Group Project Celebrate 10 Years

June 2023 – Dan Lounsbury and the Central Coast Group Project celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the launch of “Names 2013” Vintage. “It’s been a fun project” said Lounsbury. “Not to mention it was probably the only time I would ever see my name (and Stanley Parvin’s) on a wine label!” exclaimed Lounsbury.

Here is the original release.

THE CENTRAL COAST GROUP PROJECT (CCGP) 2013 “NAMES” SYRAH – WHITE HAWK VINEYARD SANTA BARBARA COUNTY (DOCUMENTARY SERIES)

i apologize in advance for the highly limited & allocated nature of this wine. “Names” has essentially become a reserve cuvée in an attempt to produce the best possible wine from White Hawk in each vintage, regardless of volume. “Names” is always a blend of three clones — 1, 174 & 877 — & in 2013, a vintage noted for its structure, there was such a beautiful & distinctive/textural & aromatic quality to the Clone 877 wine that it demanded to be preserved. as a result, the “Names” cuvée topped in at just over one barrel. as a form of thanks and recognition, the label documents the names (strung together) of all the people who directly helped, inspired and/or contributed to the 2013 vintage. i am thoroughly grateful to them as well as to you for showing an interest in the wines of CCGP. TASTING NOTES BY ANTONIO GALLONI “The 2013 Syrah Names is a bit more floral and savory than the Behind the Purple Door, which can be traced to a small amount of co-fermented Viognier and slight different clonal mix vis-a-vis that wine. Blueberry, violet and mint are nicely lifted in this super-expressive and inviting Syrah from Scott Sampler. Names is a blend of three Syrah clones from White Hawk, all fermented separately and blended at the end of aging, plus drops of Viognier. The three Syrah clones are the same wines bottled separately in the Variations on a Clone series of Syrahs.

” WINEMAKING –97% WHITE HAWK VINEYARD SYRAH (CLONES 1, 174 & 877) –3% WHITE HAWK VINEYARD VIOGNIER (CO-FERMENTED) –5% WHOLE CLUSTER –ALL GRAPES WERE PICKED ON THE SAME DAY AND VINIFIED IN THE SAME WAY BUT IN SEPARATE LOTS ACCORDING TO BLOCK AND CLONE (A DECONSTRUCTED FIELD BLEND). THIS CUVEE WAS BLENDED 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO BOTTLING –100% NATIVE/AMBIENT FERMENTATION –101 DAYS TOTAL MACERATION TIME –ML COMPLETED ON THE SKINS –AGED FOR 30 MONTHS IN 100% NEUTRAL FRENCH OAK PIÈCES {24 MONTHS ON THE GROSS LEES} –15.7% ALC./3.45 pH — HAND BOTTLED VIA GRAVITY –UNFINED/UNFILTERED –18 CASES (12/750ml) & 36 MAGNUMS (1.5L) PRODUCED

To see the current vintage of CCGP, check out www.ccgpwines.com

 

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