Located between Lodi’s Mokelumne River and Bokisch Vineyards at the end of Cherry Road in Victor, these vines may supply an extra layer of complexity to the up-coming 2010 White Fusion.
Bob Koth, owner of Mokelumne Glen Vineyards, is an extremely passionate grower, as demonstrated by his almost crazy desire to grow German winegrape varieties in Lodi.
We tasted through a row of Gewürz and also wandered off into some Kerner and Dreirebe. The Dreirebe is traditionally made into a dessert wine harvested later in the season, however the berries were already packed with explosive amazing terpenoid flavors that were a favorite of my kids that afternoon.
Our verdict on taste was that the Gewürz needed more time to build more distinct flavors. That was confirmed by a sugar reading on about 10 squished bunches that showed 21.8˚ Brix.
Markus also stepped into his field office on the tailgate of the white pickup to check the water pressure in a single Gewürztraminer leaf. Based on a reading of just over 5 bar, there is no need to irrigate this row.
We’re looking for at least another week of warm days – if that’s possible this oddball cool season – before sampling again.
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