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2012 White Blend Nr. 2

Sometimes, you have an idea about how things are going to turn out, and then it ends up turning out completely differently. In these cases, you can either try to forcibly change things to suit your vision, or you can just let things fall where they may and enjoy the outcome.

Case in point: I like to mess around with white grapes. Sometimes, I give them varying lengths of skin contact. Sometimes I don't. Sometimes, I like to take grapes that are strange to me, and see what happens to them in the winery. I did all of this during the 2012 harvest, and have ended up with three distinct white wine blends. It just worked out that way.

Someone smarter than me would realize that putting out 3 different whites might be confusing to people, diffusing the “brand” a bit. Well, I don't make brands – I make (or try to make) interesting wines. Sometimes, a lot of them.

So, here you go: The first of three probable white wines (the other two are, at this moment, still fermenting), my “White Blend Number Two”. 50% Semillon from Amador County and 50% Viognier from El Dorado County.

Both lots were picked early to maximize freshness. The viognier was loaded directly into the press, without any SO2 addition. The semillon was foot stomped and allowed to begin its fermentation (also sans SO2) on its skins before being pressed off several days later. Both lots were blended together after the fermentation had finished, and rested on the lees (there was no lees stirring) until just before bottling. The wine then received its first and only small shot of SO2.

There is an interesting interplay between these two varieties. The semillon, from northwest facing deeper loamy soils, is fairly racy and full of herb aromas (I always get a note of anise from it), while the viognier, from courser granitic soils, is light and mineral driven. Together they make a wine that is both full of flavor and crisply refreshing, with enough body to stand up to stronger flavored dishes. We like it with middle-eastern styled fare.

110 cases produced. Stelvin closure. 12.2% alc by vol

$20 per bottle. 20% discount on 12 bottles or more. Applicable sales tax and shipping extra.

2012 Rosé

Our second rosé release, primarily sourced from syrah (62% of the blend) on a north and east facing granitic slope in Fair Play. These syrah grapes are perfect for what we are trying to do – they ripen, but just barely, with great flavor at lower sugar levels. We've added a bit of mourvedre (18%) from nearby Pleasant Valley, and a touch of semillon and viognier to boot.

The grapes were lightly foot trodden and left on the skins and stems for two or three hours before being pressed. No SO2 was added. The fermentation was spontaneous (as was the secondary, or malo-lactic, fermentation). The wine remained on its lees until racking shortly before bottling, and we then added a small dose of sulfites just prior to bottling to ensure stability.

This rather unorthodox combination of grapes has produced a wonderfully colored, mineral and acid-laced rosé wine, perfect for Summertime. The color is similar to last year's version, with just a touch of blue to the color thanks to the syrah. The aromas are rather elegant, more mineral and earth-driven than fruit-driven. There is a distinct remembrance of blood orange. The finish is crisp, and present enough to match a variety of dishes, but the wine would do well as an aperitif, too, on a hot summer's day.

156 Cases produced. Stevin closure. 12.8% alc by vol

$17 per bottle. 20% discount on 12 bottles or more. Applicable sales tax and shipping extra.

You may be able to find our wines at the following locations in California:

Domaine L.A., Arlequin Wine Merchant, Buzz Wine & Beer, Vintage Berkeley, Sotto, Canyon Market, Chez Panisse, The Punchdown, Local Mission Eatery, Rainbow Grocery, Vineyard Gate, Passionfish, Mission Cheese, Salt’s Cure, Hidden Vine, The Wine House, Bar Covell, Bi-Rite Market, K&L Wine Merchants, Papilles, Gorbals, Jonathan Downtown Club, The Wine Lab, Sacramento Nature Foods Co-op, Barbacco, Fundamental LA, Gitane...

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Retailers: Please contact one of our distribution partners!

CA: Cleanskins Wine LLC / Amy Atwood

www.amyatwood.com

214.929.3699

NY: David Bowler Wine

www.bowlerwine.com

212.807.1680

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