Stirm Wine Co. Riesling Eoolian Kick-On Vineyard Santa Barbara County 2022 750ml

Organic. 100% Riesling. The vineyard site Kick-On Ranch sits about ten miles east of the Pacific in the gently rolling hills of the Los Alamos Valley. Wind and fog come into this site uninhibited by any mountain range, which keeps temperatures moderate throughout spring and summer. The soils are comprised of mostly sand, deposited via the wind, known as 'eolian' sand. The block of Riesling Stirm works with sits on a stream terrace, so there is also some clay and chirt cobbles at the lower elevations of the vineyard. This fruit was handpicked in October and given 36 hours of whole-cluster maceration, then it was pressed off. No sulfur was added, allowing the juice to oxidize slightly. After a 36 hour cold settle in tank, the clean juice was racked off the solids to stainless steel tanks for spontaneous fermentation. Racked to tank one week prior to bottling. Unfined and unfiltered, and no SO2 added. Bottled August '22.