Stirm ‘Calcite’ White Blend Monterey County 2022

Producer: Stirm Wine Co.
Variety: 56% Chardonnay, 44% Riesling
Country: United States
Region: California - Monterey County
Farming: Organic
Winemaking: 4 hours of whole cluster maceration to extract tannins, aroma, and flavor compounds in the skins (Riesling) and direct press (Chardonnay). No sulfur was added to allow the juice to oxidize. After a 36 hour cold settle in tank, the clean juice was racked off the solids to another barrels for spontaneous fermentation. The wine was sulfured post completion of secondary fermentation with elevage in barrel on fine lees. Racked off fine lees a month prior to bottling. Unfined and lightly filtered (2 microns, not sterile). 32 ppm free sulfur at bottling. Bottled June 17th, 2023.
Package: 750 mL bottle