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Skin contact Riesling, Chardonnay, and Chenin Blanc

Our Fall Release orange wine! Bright citrus, and a kiss of flinty caramel on the nose, make way for a textured, and layered palate of white flowers, tangerine and life affirming acidity. Give it a think or tip it back, this little number is a five tool player of deliciousness.

750ml, 12.2% ABV

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$30.00
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The Chardonnay is de-stemmed and fermented on the skins for 14 days in stainless steel. The Riesling and Chenin Blanc are foot tread and macerated on the skins for two days before being pressed and moved to stainless for primary fermentation. The wine is then aged in a mixture of stainless steel and neutral oak for 10 months and bottled unfiltered. 100% native yeast, and the only addition was S02.

All three sites are farmed organically. The Riesling is coming from a site in the Dry Creek Valley that sits just above lake Sonoma. The vineyards are overflowing with wildlife, and one must keep their head on a swivel for the resident family of black bears. The Chenin Blanc sits at the top of a limestone vein in San Benito county and can see 50 degree temperature swings on certain days. Lastly, the Chardonnay sits right off River Road in Ukiah where the August afternoons can push up to 100 degrees. Generally speaking, Chardonnay does not love the heat, but this combination of soil, clone, and canopy management allows the vines to maintain their acidity up until Labor Day and sometimes later.

Bottled unfiltered.

2023 Middle Child

  • Pairing

    This is a beautiful gastronomic wine. Try it with grilled oysters, aged gouda, chana masala.

  • Serving temp

    Nothing too technical here - nice and cold.

  • Drinking Window

    Now - 2026

All three sites are farmed organically.

The Riesling is coming from a site in the Dry Creek Valley that sits just above lake Sonoma. The vineyards are overflowing with wildlife, and one must keep their head on a swivel for the resident family of black bears.

The Chenin Blanc sits at the top of a limestone vein in San Benito county and can see 50 degree temperature swings on certain days.

Lastly, the Chardonnay sits right off River Road in Ukiah where the August afternoons can push up to 100 degrees. Generally speaking, Chardonnay does not love the heat, but this combination of soil, clone, and canopy management allows the vines to maintain their acidity up until Labor Day and sometimes later.

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    Shared this bottle with my girlfriends and a Paint and Sip event and it was a huge hit! Everyone was raving about the flavor and loved that it was all natural.

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