Malvasia Bianca, orange wine

ERGGELET · Contra Costa County, CA, USA

The wine is fermented on the skins, which gives an amber hue to the color and a touch of tannin on the palate. Expressive aromas of starfruit, quince, apricot, tangy mango, kaffir lime, gooseberry, coconut shavings, cinnamon. Beautiful tension and minerality.

Farming
Organically farmed - CCOF Organic Certified

Harvest Method
Hand harvest

Varietal
100% Malvasia Bianca

Age of Vineyard
Planted around 1998

Vessel
Fermentation, 70% Neutral Burgundy barrels, 20% stainless steel.

Elevage, all neutral burgundy barrel

Vineyard Yield
4 ton / acre

Soil Type
Sandy Loam / delhi sand

Annual Production
2688 bottles

Vinification
The wine was vinified according to three separate protocols:

Lot # 1 – Direct press of destemmed grapes to tank for 24h settling off gross lees, transfer to neutral burgundy for alcoholic and malolactic fermentation over 30 days.(50% of final blend)

Lot # 2 – Destemmed to holding tank, 48h of skin maceration in reductive environment and cooling, press to racking tank for 24h settling off gross lees, transfer to neutral burgundy for alcoholic and malolactic fermentation over 30+ days (20% of final blend)

Lot # 3 – Destemmed to stainless tank, full fermentation over 8 days with full skin contact and punch down protocol, kept very reductive, press directly to neutral burgundy for ageing. (30% of final blend)

 All lots aged for 11 months in neutral burgundy with regular topping on full lees and reductive environment.

Unfiltered w/o sulfur addition.