Mawu
$33.00
50% of Merlot was foot stomped and direct basket pressed on top of 25% whole cluster Merlot and 25% crushed/de-stemmed Merlot. Whole cluster Chardonnay was foot stomped and .5 ton of the skins and stems were added to the Merlot to co-ferment.
Aged in French Neutral Oak for 8 months and in bottle for 4 months.
No additions or subtractions. Unfined, unfiltered, zero SO2.
Vintage: 2020
Alcohol By Volume: 12.5%
Style: Light-medium bodied red/white co-ferment
Varieties: 70% Merlot + 30% Chardonnay
Vineyard: Grebnikoff Vineyard
AVA: Sonoma Valley
Farming: Certified Organic 35+ year old vines
Soils: Clough Series, alluvial
Harvest Date: 8-28-2020
Brix: 22
Cases Produced: 96
Fiber Art: Laura Basanta
Tastings Notes: Herbaceous with a touch of minerality. Hints of tart cranberries.
Additional Notes: West of the town of Sonoma, Grebnikoff Vineyard sits on the gentle undulating hillsides southeast of Sonoma Mountain. Interplanted with Merlot and Chardonnay, the Dowdell Creek runs down the base of Sonoma Mountain and parallel to the vineyard, eventually intersecting into the Sonoma Creek. The soils are full of gravelly alluvium that is high in quartz from the sedimentary rocks deposited through the Dowdell Creek.