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Appellation
Contra Costa County AVA
Grapes
Muscat
Soil
Clay Loam
Facts
Single-vineyard, Unfined, Hand harvest, Native yeast, Practicing organic, Unfiltered, No added SO2, Pét-Nat (méthode ancestrale)
ABV
10.5 %
Residual Sugar
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Sulfite Level
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Total Acidity
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Production (Bottles)
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The vineyard
Cecchini Ranch
Age of the wines
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Altitude
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The cellar
Harvest date
August 17, 2022
Vessel
Glass, Sandstone amphora
Elevage
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Bottling date
September 6, 2022
Type of closure
Crown Cap
Organic farming; made in the ancestral method, with one fermentation in the bottle, capped before fermentation is complete, capturing the natural Co2 that makes it fizzy; disgorged, + no added So2
Organic farming; made in the ancestral method, with one fermentation in the bottle, capped before fermentation is complete, capturing the natural Co2 that makes it fizzy; disgorged, + no added So2
Aging punk rockers , Dan Schaaf and Aaron Olson began making wines together in 2008 using a battered little warehouse in Napa . Their minimalist wines use fruit from a variety of Northern California locations . Their wines - 100-plus year old head-trained Zinfandel from the Del Barba Vineyard; balanced and fun white blends from the Cecchini Vineyard in Contra Costa County; tart strawberry Grenache Noir from the Tejada family’s beautiful Lake County vineyard; Orange Chardonnay and Falanghina from up-and-coming San Benito County; and the white pepper of Albini Carneros Cabernet Franc - showcase their love of the land around them . Each wine is produced in the same manner – spontaneous fermentation , minimal SO2 , neutral oak and ambient temperatures . “We do our best to ...