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Region: California - Sierra Foothills - El Dorado
Grapes: Grenache Blanc
Alcohol: 12.8%
Organic - Hand Harvested - Native Yeast Fermentation - Low Sulphites - 231 Cases Made
Notes on the Wine
The aromatics are seemingly boundless with first impressions of crushed rock and white flowers, giving way to underpinnings of honeysuckle, stone fruit and sandalwood. Opening with zippy, perfumed summer fruit the midpalate is pleasingly covered with sensual weight and phenolic tension. The finish is long and elevated, leaving a lingering impression that is poised, vivacious and lightheartedly seductive.
Made with great intention the grapes were cold pressed as individual lots. The juice saw no sulfur, to allow for a “brown-out” process which offers an opportunity for any harsh, bitter phenolics to drop out, yielding softer, clarified juice. Native fermentation took place largely in concrete and stainless steel with a small contribution from neutral and slightly seasoned French oak. Malolactic conversion was arrested early on in order to retain natural acidity, and bottled soon after to capture freshness.
