2016 Grenache Noir
$25.00
2016 Lo-Fi Grenache – Spear Vineyard – Sta. Rita Hills
***Winemakers Notes: Very much a “natural” wine. Drink chilled and quick! Zero Sulfur added.
Hand harvested and organically grown; not de-stemmed, crushed by foot once daily after which the top was again sealed and the fermenter was gassed. Fermented on the native yeasts, followed by full malolactic by naturally occurring bacteria. No sulfur used at crusher. The wine was racked twice prior to hand bottling. Zero ppm so2 added without filtration in keeping with our minimalist (lo-fi) philosophy.
Ingredients: Hand harvested, (CCOF Certified) organically farmed grapes, indigenous yeast, naturally occurring lactic acid bacteria
Growing season: Typical Santa Barbara season outside of an early bloom and fruit set. The lingering drought has affected “normal” years in that regard. September typically being our warmest month, our grapes were not affected by late season heat due to the crop load and diligent vineyard management. Total degree days just over 2000. Rainfall total 11.79” (77%- of historical average).
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