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Dry, sparkling white wine. Bright flavors of lime, meyer lemon, grapefruit blossom, and granite. High-altitude, self-rooted Viognier from San Diego County made using only wild yeasts, unfiltered, and with minimal intervention.
Description
Sparkling White
appellation
San Diego County, Warner Springs
vineyard
Orrin Vineyard, 3300 feet, Alluvial decomposed granite
varieties
100% Viognier
harvest
August 20, 2018
fermentation
Wild Yeast and Malolactic
alcohol
10.8%
production
28 cases
tasting notes
Lime, meyer lemon, grapefruit blossom, and granite. Recommend serving at 38–42 °F.
winemaker’s notes
Whole cluster pressed on crémant cycle, taking only the cuvée press fraction. Wild yeast and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel for most of the juice; a small amount was frozen as reserve for later tirage. After three months, racked off gross lees and cold settled. No acidulation or other “corrections”. Bottled unfiltered with reserve tirage on January 20, 2019. Disgorged with zero dosage during the fall months of 2019.
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