Cruse Wine Company, Rorick Vineyard Chardonnay 2017

APPELTAION: Sierra Foothills

VARIETAL: Chardonnay

VINEYARD: This wine comes from a unique site high in the Sierra Foothills just outside of the town of Murphys. The vines are own-rooted and planted in 1974 in schist soils over a limestone bedrock and was recently purchased by Matthew Rorick and his family. The vine age, elevation, and rocky soils create incredibly low yielding vines with the tiniest of clusters.

VINIFICATION: The grapes were hand harvested and gently pressed using a long Champagne press cycle. Juice was transferred to neutral barrels and fermentation occurred spontaneously. The wine received a small amount of sulfur immediately before bottling.

Production: 486 cases

LOW SULFITE. MINIMAL INTERVENTION.  PRACTICING ORGANIC. SUSTAINABLE. ORGANIC. VEGAN.