2022 Amevive, Marsanne Estate Ibarra-Young Vineyard, Los Olivos, California Rudi Pichler sees 3 weeks of maceration

sees 3 weeks of maceration

refreshing and low alcohol for such a hot area

partly destemmed and fermented in lagar and tank

then aged in stainless steel for 10 months

thus has a softer texture than the others

2022 Amevive, Marsanne Estate Ibarra-Young Vineyard, Los Olivos, California Rudi Pichler sees 3 weeks of macerationThese vines were planted in 1973, part of the second planting at Ibarra Young Vineyard. They are own rooted, no till, rotationally grazed, and interplanted with native plants to the Santa Ynez watershed. This block sits across a fairly sandy part of an alluvial bench that runs through the vineyard. It has extremely low vigor so its clusters are constantly dappled with the California sunshine. Imagine this while youre tasting! Weve been working hard on