Ryan Stirm Wine Co. Neptunite Rose San Benito County 2023 750ml

Organic. 82% Chardonnay, 9% Pinot Noir, 9% Riesling. Vineyard sources: Chard & Pinot from Gimelli Vyd planted in1997, Chard from Cienega Road Vyd planted in 1964, and Riesling from Wirz Vyd planted in 1964. The grapes were picked by hand and given 24 hours of whole cluster maceration (Riesling, Pinot Noir) to extract tannins, aroma, and flavor compounds in the skins, followed by pressing the grapes. No sulfur was added to allow the juice to oxidize. The Chardonnay was pressed directly after harvest. After a 36 hour cold settle in tank, the clean juice was racked off the solids to another tank for spontaneous fermentation. The wine was sulfured post completion of secondary fermentation with elevage in barrels on fine lees. Racked off fine lees a month prior to bottling and blended. This wine is lightly filtered (not sterile) for clarity and unfined. The only addition we ever use is sulfur (32 ppm total SO2). Bottled March 12, 2023. 294 cases produced.