Nose
The nose pops with peaches, papaya, yellow apples, along with all sorts of orange blossom, dandelion, with flinty minerals and chalk dust
Palate
The palate has this delightfully plush texture matched with spritely acidity. A fruit salad welcomes the taster with cantaloupe, white peach, nectarine, along with complex and nuanced tones of dandelion, basil, mint. Notes of stony minerals and river rocks add a refreshing zip, and there’s some honeyed floral tea to round things out.
Growing Conditions
Crain Hill Vineyard
Harvest
Block 65 is normally our first pick of the the year and this year was no different. It was a cool crisp fall day with a high around 52 degrees.
Winemaking
Fermented with wild yeast in our concrete egg until the desired sugar level was reached and the fermentation was shut down.
Aging
Aged in concrete and stainless steel depending on where the wine was at in the process.
Appearance
Medium yellow color