Out to the Meadow 2024
63% Chenin blanc, 15% Vermentino, 13% Trousseau gris, 6% Green Hungarian, 2% Chasselas Doré · Suisun Valley · 83 cases
12% ABV
Enjoy With
Anything that makes you feel like you’re the host of your own cooking show. Lean on leeks, fennel, and lots of salted butter for an effortlessly lush episode in the kitchen.
Drink When
You’re shedding your scarves and soaking in the first rays of springtime. In many ways this year’s blend reminds us of a Savoie white, grown under the warm California sun. Whatever you’re doing, pay close attention to the serving temperature of this wine—the texture will thank you.
Martha's Notes
I feel very lucky to work with this one-of-a-kind parcel in Suisun Valley. Matthew Rorick of Forlorn Hope Wines researched what a historic Californian white field blend would have been comprised of, then took cuttings from some of the few remaining vineyards still growing these grapes before the vines were pulled out of the ground, and convinced grower Roger King to create this “library block” from them. Matthew passed the torch to me and I now work with this small block exclusively. I named the wine after the landowner and farmer, Roger King, who came down from the mountain after a youth of skiing, and went ‘out to the meadow’ to grow wine grapes. Roger has been enthusiastically farming it for 30 years. After naming the wine I found a Tom Waits interview where he uses the expression "We went out to the meadow" to describe a synergistic collaboration among musicians. This makes sense. I think the grape varieties all have a synergy when co-fermented, and Roger has also been the most collaborative grower I have ever worked with.
Specifications
Vintage:
2023
Alcohol:
12%
Varietal:
63% Chenin blanc, 15% Vermentino, 13% Trousseau gris, 6% Green Hungarian, 2% Chasselas Doré
Vineyard:
King Vineyard, Fairfield, Suisun Valley; historic field blend; grown with compost teas and without pesticides and herbicides; clay soils.
Vinification Notes:
Direct-to-press field blend (all varieties hand-harvested together) was first settled overnight and then racked off gross juice lees to co-ferment and age on fine lees in neutral oak barrique for 6 months. Unfined. Unfiltered. Sediment expected.
Serving Temp:
Cool // 45-55°F (7-13°C) // Take this bottle out of your fridge ~20 minutes prior to enjoying.
At Bottling:
(February 2025): 12.5% alc/vol · Free SO2 6 mg/L, Total SO2 35 mg/L · Less than 1 g/L sugar (dry) · All wines are vegan
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