Cruse Wine Company Petillant Naturel Valdiguie Rancho Chimiles Napa Valley 2022 750ml

Organic. Valdiguié (Napa Gamay) from Terry Wilson’s Rancho Chimiles vineyard in Wooden Valley, Napa Valley AVA. A cooler region in south Napa, nestled against the Vacas mountains. Persistent mid-morning fog prevents extreme temperatures. Vines are 40+ years old. No tillage in the vineyard with a permanent cover crop on silt loam soils, transitioning to organic starting this year. Though this wine has traditionally been a rosé, the previous few vintages have been blanc de noirs. For this method, the grapes go directly to press for a strict champagne cycle with only the cuvée fraction being used. The wine is fermented in stainless steel and bottled with approximately 20 g/L of sugar left. The yeast finish fermenting in bottle. After 6 months, the wine is riddled and disgorged with no dosage. Consistently our most refined Pét-nat.