Hammerling Wines, The Long Goodbye | Sparkling Saignée Rosé of Pinot Noir | 2020 | California
Hammerling Wines, The Long Goodbye | Sparkling Saignée Rosé of Pinot Noir | 2020 | California
The grapes were harvested at 19 brix, macerated for 4 hours on the skins, and fermented in stainless steel. The wine was aged in barrel for 3 months before bottling for secondary fermentation. It was aged 6 months in bottle before we disgorged it by hand. This short tirage time emphasizes the wine’s freshness.
The Long Goodbye is Robert Altman’s 1973 adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s detective novel of the same name. It’s a sprawling mess of a film, chock full of Altman’s signature overlapping dialogue and circular plot twists.
It doesn’t have anything to do with the movie, but Josh secretly chose this name because he grew up in the midwest, and the Minnesota Goodbye is real. One minute you think you’re leaving a party, the next you’re talking about some sports team everyone cares too much about, or maybe your dreams for the year ahead. This fresh sparkler is as good a reason as any to stay for just one more glass at the barbecue.
Green Packaging: Saver Glass Eco mold for sparkling bottles
Flavor: Raspberry, blood orange peel, lemon verbena
Wine Type: Sparkling Rose
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
ABV%: 12
Region: California
Vineyard Subregion: Manchester Ridge Vineyard, Anderson Valley
Farming:
Yeast: Native
Producer: Hammerling Wines
Winemaker: Josh Hammerling
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