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| Demuth |
Anderson Valley |
Mendocino |
quinine, juniper berry, nectarine skin
red plum, pomelo, lime
tomales bay oysters, roasted dungeness,
fried green tomatoes
VINIFICATION
2.9 tons were hand picked on (the remarkably late) oct.20th. intensive hand-sorting performed. whole cluster pressed. cold fermented in stainless steel tanks (no oak) with wild yeasts. naturally occurring malolactic fermentation. 5-month fine lees contact. bottled without fining or filtration.
SITE
a mountain top vineyard at 1600 feet looking down on the anderson valley. wente clone chardonnay planted on original rootstock (1982 axr-1). soil type is shallow layer of clay on top of fractured rock. intense daily temperature fluctuations of 40 degrees. extreme climate produces late harvest dates (often weeks later than valley floor) and naturally low yields.
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8.2 g/l |
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20.8 |
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the rap sheet on demuth reads like hard case: exposed mountain-top site. tough, rocky soil. dry-farmed (!!). biodynamic. old-vines. wente clone chardonnay. marginalized by phylloxera. yields of <1 ton per acre. thankfully, owner peter knez (backed by star vigneron anthony filiberti) is determined to keep the vineyard alive. the small amount of fruit we get here produces some of the most compelling chardonnay we've ever brought into the winery. at 12.3% alc., the frame is lithe. the attack is all about soil--like a detonating mineral bomb.
| kevin kelley |
360 six packs |
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