Variety: 100% Malvasia
Location: Contra Costa, CA
Alcohol: 12.5%
Smooth texture with some beeswax aromas. Subtle notes of tropical fruit, lemon meringue, and a slight earthy aroma. The palate shows more bruised orchard fruit, rainier cherry, and fresh ginger with a crisp finish.
50 % Direct press to neutral Burgundy barrels for native fermentation over 40 days and elevage. 50 % Destemmed to SS and partial skin contact native fermentation in reductive environment, press to neutral Burgundy barrels to finish fermentation and elevage. Bottled un-fined and unfiltered with minimal sulfur addition in August 2024.
Cecchini Ranch in Knightsen is farmed with minimal intervention Allan Lucchesi X Erggelet Brothers, CCOF certified organic.