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Ricetti Carignan 2021

100% Carignan · Redwood Valley · 534 cases

Soft tannin and stimulating acidity rise to meet this deeply fruited, social wine. Carignan from this beloved site carries the energy of a moonlit blackberry harvest and a cup of cinnamon tea. California's answer to Cru Beaujolais.

 

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750 ml, 12.5% ABV

$43.00
$43.00

Enjoy With

Roasted beets & fennel, sausage & polenta, chicken & wild rice. Share your favorite fare! Click here to submit a recipe to our Community Supported Cookbook.

Drink When

Sharing heartfelt greetings and savoring gourmet gatherings. Each time we sit down to drink this wine together, we're steeped in gratitude for our home: California.

"For most winemakers, the story of wine is the story of a landscape. Not so for Martha. After 14 consecutive harvests in California, she sees wine as the condition of being human. It’s the people, the relationships, the whole circuit of culture and values that tie grower and winemaker together. Or maybe it’s something she can’t quite put into words."

Wine & Peace

Martha's Notes

The Ricetti family planted this plot in the 1940s and through the ups and downs over many decades (and especially over the last few years), the fact that these 75-year-old head-trained Carignan vines continue to persevere—and shine!—is remarkable and again highlights just how hard farming is. A late frost in 2020 severely limited the 2021 yield from this vineyard and made harvesting feel more like a multiple-day scavenger hunt (some vines produced ample fruit, some not at all), but you wouldn’t guess that from how balanced this wine is today. Carignan holds a special place in our portfolio as one of California’s shining underdog varietals . Each time we sit down to drink this wine as a team we’re steeped in gratitude for our home.

Specifications

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Vintage:

2021

Alcohol:

12.5%

Varietal:

100% Carignan

Vineyard:

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

Vinification Notes:

Whole clusters (stems intact) of Carignan fermented in stainless steel. A mixture of punchdowns and pumpovers were used to gently extract tannin. Pressed prior to dryness and aged in neutral oak barrique for 9 months. Unfined. Unfiltered. Sediment expected.

Serving Temp:

Cellar // 55-60°F // 13-16°C // This bottle should be cold to the touch, but not frosty.

At Bottling:

(February 2022): 12.5% alc/vol · Free SO2 8 mg/L, Total SO2 41 mg/L · All wines are vegan

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