Ruth Lewandowski Wines 2021 'Boaz Zero' Testa Vineyard, Mendocino County

Item Number: 18537

UPC: None

Country: USA
Region: California
Sub Region: Mendocino
Appellation/AVA: Mendocino County
Estate Grown Wine: No
Vineyard Designation: Testa Vineyard
Vintage: 2021
Grape(s): Carignan / Cabernet Sauvignon / Grenache
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 12.4
Total Acidity: 5.8 g/L
pH: 3.65
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Sandy and fine, pebbly loam
Elevation: 700 feet
Case Production: 320

Winemaker Notes: "Vintage 2021 was a soul-crushingly lean vintage in terms of yields. This was true all over our Mendocino sites and the Testa Vineyard was not spared from this, so sadly there just ins’t quite as much to go around. That said, what we got was landmark, quality wise. Maria Testa Martinson and her family have been farming these plots for about 100 years and the intuitive farming knowledge, love and attention shows in every single cluster. This is a co-ferment every year of our favorite parcels on the property. Carignan is earth, smoke and huckleberry spice (and acid!) while the Grenache and Cabernet play supporting roles of candied strawberry and floral, herbal tea." - Ruth Lewandowski

Winemaking Notes: All varieties were picked simultaneously and evenly distributed in stainless open top fermentors. Native whole cluster fermentation occurred with no fermentation aids of any sort; duration ~10 days. It underwent full native malolactic conversion. Boaz spent 10 months on lees in Flextank and old barrels with one racking before bottling. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered with no additions of sulfites.

Vine Age: 75-year-old Carignan, 25-year-old Cabernet, and 110-year-old Grenache