Native to southern France, the name means ‘lip stinger’ – a naturally high acid white grape perfect for our wine style.
We shifted a bit from how Picpoul is typically made and aged 90% of it in neutral puncheons (a double sized barrel). This gives the wine more richness in the finish and a luscious mouthfeel. Combine this with its bright lemony and grapefruit flavors and you have a thought provoking thirst quencher (it's possible)!
Only 8 barrels made. Only 10.9% alc. Farmed organically.
We are honored to offer you this special wine, in tribute to Saralee Kunde, who left us in 2014. Saralee was an unparalleled leader and heroine in Sonoma County agriculture, and a personal inspiration. Catie's Corner is named for her daughter. This vineyard was the first planting in the Russian River, made possible by Saralee's commitment to varietal diversity.
The Grenache blanc always undergoes 3+ years of bottling aging, until its complex aromatics, salinity and minerality come fully together like a symphony.
Trousseau Gris is an insanely rare variety, only one verified planting in CA, the gray skinned variant originally from the Jura. Just released to be included in our holiday bundles.
This is a rare variant of this varietal for us, made with no skin contact at all, and the last time we did it. Technically not an orange wine at all, but given the varietals popularity with that crowd, we are tagging it as white and orange! Only 1 barrel, 25 cases made.
An offshoot of Pastoral Blanc, the 2017 is 2/3 Roussanne, 1/3 Marsanne, without the Viognier or Grenache Blanc. This is also the final vintage of these varietals from Saralee's Vineyard.
We invested in the 3 years of cellar aging to allow this wine to shine, and show the texture and complexity, that Roussanne is capable of with patience. An elegant winter white, pair with seafood, crab especially.
Finally ready for release after 5 years in bottle, gracefully resting! From the esteemed Saralee's Vineyard, Russian River planting, this small less than 1 acre planting of Roussanne is the only one in the entire AVA. The cool climate creates a bright expression of Roussanne, while keeping its richer texture. Only one barrel, 25 cases made.
