Variety - 88% Riesling, 6% Chardonnay, 6% Scheurebe
Winemaker - Ryan Stirm
Appellation - Cienega Valley, CA
Vineyard - Riesling: Wirz Vineyard, Cienega Valley (88%), Chardonnay: Glenwood Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains (6%), Scheurebe: C5 Vineyard, Santa Ynez Valley (6%)
Alcohol - 12.2%
Case Production - 340
Vinification and Elevage - Handpicked, then 24 hours of whole cluster maceration to extract tannins, aroma, and flavor compounds in the skins (Riesling/Scheurebe) and direct press (Chardonnay). No sulfur was added to allow the juice to oxidize. After a 36 hour cold settle in tank, the clean juice was racked off the solids to another barrels for spontaneous fermentation. The wine was sulfured post completion of secondary fermentation with elevage in barrel on fine lees. Racked off fine lees a month prior to bottling. Unfined and unfiltered.
White blends can include any number of different varietals and often refers to any white wine that contains more than one white grape varietal in the final product, though certain white blends can have their own designations as recognized wines despite comprising multiple grapes. However there are common complements especially in French and Italian wine making. The classic white bordeaux blend is a mixture of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, and occasionally includes Muscadelle and Sauvignon Gris.
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