2025 Alder Springs Falanghina

Notes of green apple, cherry blossom, tangerine, white peach and honeysuckle. Striking minerality and bright, refreshing acidity. SR (1/26)

Moderate summer and autumn weather were a welcome change this year at Alder Springs. Located in rural Mendocino County, it is generally subject to more extreme conditions throughout the growing season due to weather and wildlife. Ideal conditions encouraged physiological ripeness at a lower sugar level, while maintaining bright acidity. This unique wine expresses varietal typicity as well as tasting true to its site. Enjoy over the next three years. SR (11/25)

After collecting soil samples from more than 40 potential vineyard locations, Stu Bewley considered a former cattle ranch in rugged Mendocino County. He doubted the rugged, remote, high-altitude property would be suitable for viticulture but the results were a complete surprise—far outperforming anything he’d seen. The minerals and mix of nutrients in the soil were excellent, but the drainage was breathtaking. He purchased the 6,000-acre property in 1991. Located in the far northern reaches of Mendocino County, the vineyard sits just 12 miles from the Pacific Ocean. The hilly landscape climbs to 4,000 feet and offers nearly perfect growing conditions: bright sun, cool nights, and phenomenal low-vigor soils. Since 1993, Alder Springs has planted 140+ acres of grapes, spanning everything from classic to esoteric varieties.

Rainfall: 38 inches (normal)
Bloom: Early June
Weather: No frost in 2025. Spring and summer weather was warm and steady.

Harvest Date: 8 October
Grapes: Average Brix 23.4˚
TA: 7.89 g/L
pH: 3.24
Fermentation: 100% direct-to-press, stainless steel fermentation
Aging: Three months in stainless steel tanks

Sustainably farmed, hand-harvested, grapes; whole-cluster pressed; fermented on the native yeasts, followed by a full malolactic on the naturally occurring bacteria; minimum effective sulfur for this wine (35 ppm at crush, 33 ppm 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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