- Certified organic vineyard and dry-farmed (non-irrigated)
- 100% Nero d’Avola
- 75% Benson Ranch (Ukiah, Mendocino County)
- 14-year-old, dry-farmed (no irrigation) vines
- Planted in gravelly loam soils
- 25% Fox Hill Vineyard (Talmage Bench, Mendocino County)
- 33-year-old vines (oldest Nero d’Avola in California)
- Planted in sandy loam soils
- Destemmed, pressed at dryness
- 100% Native yeast fermentation
- Aged on lees for 12 months, racked, blended, and returned to barrel for an additional 6 months before bottling
- Unfined and unfiltered (sediment expected)
- Free SO2 8 mg/L (Total SO2 21 mg/L)
- 504 cases produced
- 13% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Mendocino
Variety:
Nero d'Avola
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-MST-21-21 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Enthusiast
Score
94
Date
2024-12-31
"This wine is deep, lively, with aromas of boysenberry, olallieberry, crabapple, dried herbs, and violets on the nose. The flavors on the palate are mulberry, lingonberry, nectarine Pink grapefruit zest, cardamom, fennel, blood orange-rhubarb coulis, a dry long finish. Pair with Pork Cutlets. — Tonya Pitts"