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2022 California Star ' Star Crossed' Stonebar (Cabernet/Merlot)
$23.99
The Cabernet is coming from our own farmed vineyard (Stone Barn Farm Vineyard) in the Sonoma Valley right on the border with Carneros. We farm these grapes organically without any irrigation. You typically see more Pinot and Chardonnay in this area, but we like the cool climate so that we can get good hang time and maturity while preserving good acid and keeping the alcohol low. The soils are deep, well-drained alluvial soils, which are well suited to dry farming in this climate.
For vinification, the grapes are destemmed and fermented in stainless tanks and then pressed at dryness (in this case 15 days). We then raised the wine in a combination of neutral French 60-gal barrels and 300-gal HDPE flextanks.
The Merlot is coming from the historic Lolonis Vineyard in Redwood Valley in Mendocino County. The first vines were planted on this property in 1922. Deep gravelly alluvial soils also allow for dry-farming and the warm and windy conditions are ideal to reduce disease pressure and organic farming is a breeze. The grapes were treated similarly to the Cabernet Sauvignon, destemmed and fermented til dryness (16 days maceration), and aged in stainless tanks to preserve freshness.
Specs
- Country United States
- Region California
- Style Red Wine
- Producer California Stars
- Farming Practices Organic
- Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
- Food Pairings Red Sauce, Braised Things, Gamey Meats, Steak!
- Characteristics West Coast, Flexes w/ Food, Juicy, Black or Blue Fruit