"Cali Champagne" from Cruse - we only got 6 bottles of the 2020 based cuvee
primary vineyards are Keefer Ranch, Alder Springs, Linda Vista, and Rorick Vineyard. The grapes were pressed using a traditional Champagne cycle and press cut. The wine proceeded through a native primary and malolactic fermentation in barrel, wooden tanks, and about 20% stainless steel fermentation. No sulfur was used in the élevage. The wine was
racked once and tirage bottled without fining or filtering. After approximately 18 months in bottle, the wine was riddled and disgorged à la volée with zero dosage
A faintly warm, golden hued rimmed wine, with a fine and persistent mousse. Fresh baked bread intermingle with green pepper, lime zest, and white flowers on the nose. The palate is mineral, slate, with a hint of banana candies and lemon rind pith. There's a density on the palate bolstered by a long finish of flowers and wet stone.Â
Practicing Organic
40% of blend is perpetual cuvee (going back to 2015.) and the remaining 2020 blend is 73% Chardonnay, 27% Pinot Noir
Sourced from Keefer Ranch (Green Valley of RRV), Alder Springs (Mendocino County), Linda Vista (Oak Knoll) and Rorick Vineyard (Sierra Foothills)
Native yeast fermentation
Pressed using the traditional Champagne cycle and press cut into barrels, wooden tanks and 20% stainless steel
18 months aged sur lie, disgorged à la volée with zero dosage
1,000 cases produced, each bottled is numbered
12.5% ABV
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