Maitre de Chai Sauvignon Blanc Ellison 2024

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Maitre de Chai Sauvignon Blanc Ellison 2024This comes from the The Ellison Vineyard which was planted in 1969. It is quite small at 1. 5 acres and represents one of the oldest Sauvignon Blanc plantings in the whole of the US. Located on Sonoma Mountain, this site is not tilled, no pesticides are used, and the vines are dry farmed by the winemakers themselves giving them some dirt under their fingernails. In the winery it was whole cluster pressed and fermented in old oak. The nose opens with

which gives the wine great balance

Amatiteña aims to express this historic terroir with as much depth and integrity as possible

Mother Nature graced us with half the fruit yielded in 2023 making this Trousseau Gris as rare as the old vines that produced it

and roasted caraway seeds

most notably at Vouette et Sorbee in Champagne's Aube region

A well-balanced palate with roundness and freshness

Fantastic neat but also would work beautifully in a Black Manhattan or riffs thereon such as a Malaguena

clay amphora

and 10% malted barley

The juice was fermented in barrel with native yeast at 60-70°F for 3 weeks

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and our ingredients macerate for anywhere from twelve hours to several months