Winemaking Notes

The 2018 Titus Petit Verdot was harvested on October 22nd and 31st, 2018.  The Petit Verdot is from the Titus Winery Ranch on Silverado Trail and the Broken Rock vineyard on Soda Canyon Rd in Southern Napa Valley.  After the fruit was recieved at the winery it was destemmed directly to tank where it was fermented for 10 days.  After fermentation the free run wine was drained from tank and racked to barrel.  This wine was aged in 70% new French Oak barrels for 22 months before being racked to tank for bottling.  This wine was racked quarterly during the first year.

Technical Information

Vineyard Manager:    Eric Titus

Winemaker:                Stephen Cruzan

Appellation:                Napa Valley

Harvest Date:             October 2018

Blend:                         85% Petit Verdot

                                    8.0% Malbec

                                     7% Cabernet Sauvignon