2024 Historic Vines Blanc

Nose of vanilla, spiced pear and honeysuckle. Full-bodied with layers of complexity on the palate. Notes of banana cream pie, ginger and wet stone on the finish. SR (2/25)

In 1922, isolated parcels of white grape vines were planted in both Mancini and Pagani ranches. Each block’s composition differs slightly, but the dominant grape varieties are the same. This wine pays homage to the farmers who planted these vines over one hundred years ago, and to the people who continue to grow these historic selections. Enjoy now and over the next three years.

By happenstance, in 1922, both the Mancini and Pagani ranches had an isolated block of white grapes planted on them. Both vineyards contain Palomino and Muscadelle in different percentages, with a small percentage of other white varieties included too. The fact that there are 100+ year old white vines still producing on these ranches is a testament to the families who farmed the land for the past century. It would have been reasonable for the families to pull these blocks in favor of planting something more lucrative, but this choice to continue to farm these white vines necessitated celebration. Historic Vines Blanc is like drinking a history lesson in California viticulture; like taking a time machine back to pre-prohibition era Sonoma.

Rainfall: 50 inches (above normal)
Bloom: Early May
Weather: A cool spring changed to a hot summer and a slightly earlier harvest.

Harvest Dates: Pagani – 16 September | Mancini – 19 September
Grapes: Average Brix 23.2˚
TA: 6.14 g/L
pH: 3.68
Fermentation: 100% natural primary fermentation in stainless steel.
Barrels: 100% neutral American oak barrels (five-plus years old).
Aging: Eight months

Hand-harvested, sustainably grown grapes; whole cluster pressed; fermented on the native yeasts; natural malolactic bacteria; minimum effective sulfur for this wine (35ppm at crush, 55ppm over the course of aging); pad filtered at bottling. In keeping with our philosophy of minimal intervention, this is the sum of our actions.

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