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All Products • Fall/Winter • Red • Ricetti Carignan 2019

Ricetti Carignan 2019

100% Carignan · Mendocino County · 158 Cases

Compared to the wild, earthy flavors of Venturi Carignan, Ricetti invites us to dance in a more delicate dimension. Step out of your skis and into a wood-paneled chalet with notes of wild mountain thyme and small alpine berries.

750 ml, 12% ABV

$40.00
$40.00

Enjoy With

Slow braised dishes that cook for so long, you’ll forget you were ever hungry. Consider ragu of any type, stewed mushrooms, and earthy lentils.

Drink When

You’ll want to take your time with this one—open during all day cooking marathons, binge-watching a whole season in one go, or day-into-night parties with friends.

California natural winemaker Martha Stoumen's wines are electric. They're fresh and juicy but with structure and ageability. Much of this comes from her process: She believes that most of the work should be done in the vineyard, so she farms organically and promotes biodiversity in the vineyard. 

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Martha's Notes

This is a special wine we don’t make every year. While the Venturi Vineyard Carignan reminds me of Gamay, the Ricetti Vineyard Carignan reminds me of Pinot noir. The Ricetti Carignan vines are large, head-trained, 73 year-old vines, and the vineyard resembles a small forest, with shoots reaching far overhead. It’s a vineyard where you can find shade underneath the canopy, as if you were sitting below a miniaturized old oak. Tom and Pamela Ricetti are serious about their winter compost application, so not only is the canopy forest-like, but the rich topsoil undervine reminds me of the spongy duff of a forest floor.

Perhaps a coincidence, but the 2019 Ricetti Carignan wine has this soft forest floor characteristic woven into its profile. The 2019 Ricetti Carignan was harvested in late fall, on a still, foggy morning. While the delicacy of this vintage reminds me of Burgundy, the finish of this wine is dry and firmly states “I’m a Californian old-vine Carignan”.  

Specifications

Vintage:

2019

Alcohol:

12%

Varietal:

100% Carignan

Vineyard:

Carignan from Ricetti Vineyard, Mendocino County; planted in 1948; certified organic; dry farmed on gravelly loam. 

Vinification Notes:

Carignan was harvested by hand, kept whole-cluster, and fermented in an open-top stainless steel tank. A few bins of grapes were foot tread to encourage the onset of fermentation, while the remaining majority of the whole-clusters were loaded on top. During early stages of fermentation, gentle body punch-downs and short pump-overs were used in order to limit extraction. We pressed the Ricetti Carignan just prior to reaching dryness, ensuring that the tannin extracted would lean toward the delicate, softer expression of the varietal as the wine finished fermentation in barrel. The wine spent a full 24 months in neutral French oak barrels before final blending and bottling. 

Serving Temp:

Slightly chilled. We like to put Carignan in the fridge for ~20 minutes and then enjoy.

At Bottling:

12% alcohol. Unfined. Unfiltered. At bottling (August 2021): free SO2 5 mg/L, total SO2 32 mg/L. 0.4 g/L residual sugar. 

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