Charlie & Echo, Whoa Jake! | Blanc de Noirs | 2021 | San Diego County
Charlie & Echo, Whoa Jake! | Blanc de Noirs | 2021 | San Diego County
Blanc de Noirs from San Diego County. Made with only wild yeasts, no filtering, and minimal intervention.
Harvested September 9-10, 2021. Whole-cluster pressed at harvest; cuvee portion placed in Charmat tank. All spontaneous fermentations. Tank sealed a few days later so wine would naturally carbonate as fermentation finished. Months after fermentations complete, wine chilled and sulfited before bottling in late May of 2022.
Green Packaging: Crown cap, 1% for the Planet Member
Flavor: Hawaiian roll, candied orange peel, ripe pear, and yellow apple. Creamy bubbles.
Wine Type: Sparkling wine
Grape: 63% Sangiovese, 37% Grenache
ABV%: 11.7
Region: California
Vineyard Subregion: Valentina Vineyard, Dulzura
Farming: Low-input, Practicing organic
Yeast: Native
Producer: Charlie & Echo
Winemaker: Eric Van Drunen
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