Winery: Ehlers Estate
Wine Maker: Laura Diaz Munoz
Varietal: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet franc
Harvest: September-October 2020
Wine Analysis: 13.8 % alcohol / 3.24 pH
Oak Aging: 70% used French oak barrels, 30% stainless steel
Appellation: St. Helena, Napa Valley
Bottling Date: February 11th, 2020
Cases Produced: 550 cases

Tasting Notes
The 2020 Ehlers Estate Sylviane Rosé is a bright pink rosé, very
aromatic, with deep and fragrant aromas of ripe, juicy peaches,
raspberries, and Asian pear. Aromas of wildflowers, lilacs, and
cotton candy, remind us of a dreamy spring soirée. Very refreshing
but intense in flavors. Ripe watermelon and more candy on
the palate, with vibrant acidity and a long silky mouthfeel. The
majority was fermented in used barrels, sur lie; the mouthfeel
is creamy and silky but fresh from a great acidity, built up from
frequent bâtonnage.
Vintage
The 2020 vintage was probably one of the hardest vintages in the Napa
Valley. The winter was warm and dry, with no meaningful rain until the
end of March. Mild spring with not much water forecasted a low yields
season, and we got ready for a continued drought with the installation
of second drips in all the areas in the blocks at the Estate that would need
attention in the summer and fall. Summer brought very cool mornings
and hot days. The warm days got interrupted by two wildfires that
make this harvest one of the most challenging ones I’ve experienced.
Our Sauvignon blanc was harvested in mid-August, while the red wine
harvest started a few weeks earlier than previous years with 50% average
yields. We might not have a lot of 2020 reds coming out of our cellar,
but the quality and concentration in flavors promise to be better than
ever. Most of our full production was happily fermented in tanks before
wildfires smoke could compromise the grapes’ quality