Martha Stoumen 2023 'Post Flirtation' White Blend, California

Item Number: 21566

UPC: 0-745125804002

Country: USA
Region: California
Sub Region: California
Appellation/AVA: California
Estate Grown Wine: No
Vintage: 2023
Grape(s): 40% Roussanne / 28% Marsanne / 24% Muscat blanc / 9% Colombard
Type: Wine - White
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 11
Residual Sugar(g/L): Less than 1 g/L sugar
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Case Production: 1118

Vinification Notes: Muscat blanc and Roussanne harvested three days prior to Marsanne. Each lot tumbled in the press to get just a hint of skin contact before pressing, then co-fermented in stainless steel and aged on fine lees for 6 months. Colombard pressed immediately, fermented separately in stainless steel, and aged in neutral vessels before blending with Roussanne, Marsanne, and Muscat blanc.

Vineyard Notes: oussanne, Marsanne, and Muscat blanc from Cecchini Family Vineyard (formerly The Urban Edge Farm), Knightsen, Contra Costa County; farmed according to organic principles (no pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers); sandy clay soils.

Colombard from Ricetti Vineyard, Redwood Valley, Mendocino County; head trained vines planted in 1948; dry farmed (non-irrigated), certified organic vineyard; gravelly loam soils.

Martha's Notes: This is always a fun wine to make, as it marks the beginning of harvest in mid-to-late August. Cecchini Family Vineyard is located in Knightsen, Contra Costa County (affectionately CoCo). The weather and soils of CoCo are reminiscent of the Mediterranean, with a hot land mass, super duper sandy soils, and a near constant cooling wind coming off of the very cold, salty waters of the Carquinez Strait. The resulting wines are full of summer flavors, slightly salty, and extremely drinkable. A splash of old-vine dry farmed (non-irrigated) Colombard from Ricetti Vineyard in Redwood Valley adds lift to this lemon-forward, refreshingly complex blend.