2022 KEEP WINES CARBONIC CO-FERMENT 65% MERLOT 39% ALIGOTE

From the organically farmed Sonoma Broadway Farms. For the 2022 vintage we chose Aligote to co-ferment with the Merlot. The Chardonnay previously used was ripped out due to low yields and the Aligote is from the same vineyard, both were picked on the same day and gently layered together in a stainless steel tank for a 6 day partial carbonic fermentation finished with light punchdowns. Ripe stone fruit and rhubarb on the palate, summer nectarines and a slight harbinger of cedar and nutmeg on the finish. Perfect blend of tannin structure and vibrant fruit from the Merlot with the brightness and minerality of the Aligote coming through on the finish.  Native yeast fermentation, unfined/ unfiltered.  Neutral oak for 1 year.

12.5% alc.
PH 3.45
117 cases produced