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2020

I T ’ S R E A L L Y A L L A B O U T T H E V I N E Y A RD S

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T A S T I N G N OT E S F R OM T H E G L A S S O F N A D I A BA RN A R D

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T H E N U M BE R S 4020( b o t t l es p ro d u c e d )

A lc : 13 %

T A : 5.4 g / l

p H : .33 l/g

RS : 4 g / l