Description
Tasting Notes: Green Apple, Finger Lime, Flint, Matchstick, Mint, Chervil
Honeybear Vineyard is located in Los Olivos, Santa Barbara County, California and sits on a flat shelf overlooking the Los Olivos District. The fine, sandy loam with clay sub-soil makes the Los Olivos AVA particularly well suited for quality viticulture. The vines were planted in 2015 and field grafted in 2016. The spacing is 6’ by 2’, which is 2904 vines per acre, densely planted. The Chenin Blanc budwood came from the 40+ year old block at Firestone Vineyard, aka “Jurassic Park” on Zaca Station Road. They number 1500 vines. It is farmed using sustainable practices.
Tres Hermanas Vineyard is located on Foxen Canyon Road about half way between Los Olivos and Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County, California and was planted in 2001. It is farmed sustainably and is certified organic (ccof).
Both vineyards were harvested separately and sent directly to press. The juice was fermented in stainless steel tanks then aged in a variety of vessels, Including Neutral French oak barrels, stainless steel barrels and Oeno tanks for 6 months. The two wines were racked and blended together and put back down to age for an additional 3 months making for a total of 9 months aging.
All Lo-Fi wines are fermented via native yeasts and bacteria. Nothing is added, no nutrients, commercial yeasts, bacteria, enzymes, tannins or other popular fermentation agents. We added only thirty parts per million So2 prior to bottling in keeping with our low intervention, “Lo-Fi” philosophy.
