2019 Idlewild Lost Hills Ranch Cortese, Mendocino, USA
2019 Idlewild Lost Hills Ranch Cortese, Mendocino, USA

2019 Idlewild Lost Hills Ranch Cortese, Mendocino, USA

$31.99

This wine is a balance of texture in a lithe and demure format. The elevage in large Slovenien oak botti retained great freshness while also framing the wine beautifully. Lemon balm, chamomile, sage, orange peel, straw, and white tea are highlights of the aromas. The mouth-feel is saline and viscous followed by driving acidity and firm phenolic power.

Roughly 20% of the blend was fermented on skins and sees an extended maceration of one and a half months for added depth and evolved structure. While this is a rather rare practice for a white wine, it lends a very savory and structured layer to the blend. To balance with freshness and minerality, the remaining 80% of the blend was directly pressed and fermented in neutral puncheon in a more common white wine fashion. Both of the two components were fermented naturally via native yeast and native bacteria. 

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