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release 16. July 2022
release 16 wines
Libertine Wines "Wave Blaster" 2021
Grapes: 60% Lagrein, 40% Scheurebe
ABV: 13%
Region: Yamhill-Carlton, Willamette Valley, OR
Winemaker: Alex and Veronica Neely
Viniculture: Organically farmed, low-intervention viticulture, hand-harvested
Winemaking: After a two day cold soak on the skins, this wine was fermented in neutral oak barrels with native vineyard yeast. It is unfiltered and unfined.
Margins Skin-Contact Chenin Blanc 2021
Grapes: 100% Chenin Blanc
ABV: 13%
Region: Clarksburg, Sacramento Valley, CA
Winemaker: Megan Bell
Viniculture: organically farmed
Division "Tulips" Red 2020
Grapes: 75% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay
ABV: 13%
Region: Johan Vineyard, Van Duzer Corridor, Willamette Valley, OR
Winemaker: Kate Norris + Tom Monroe
Viniculture: Organic/Biodynamic
Winemaking: This is a carbonic coferment of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, two grapes that share a lot of similarity in origin, but that are rarely blended when made into still wines.
Domaine Bobinet "Hanami" 2020
Grapes: 100% Cabernet Franc
ABV: 10.6%
Region: Saumur-Champigny, Loire Valley, France
Winemaker: Emeline Calvez
Viniculture: Organically farmed
Winemaking: Only wild yeasts are utilized during vinification, as is neutral oak. The wine sees a short carbonic maceration and then ages until it’s ready.
Tenuta Sette Cieli "Yantra" 2019
Grapes: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot
ABV: 14%
Region: Tuscany, Italy
Winemaker: Elena Pozzolini
Viniculture: Organic farming. These vineyards are situated on the Tuscan coast near Bolgheri, where many of the great Super-Tuscans grow.
Winemaking: Fermentation in stainless-steel tanks at controlled temperatures with indigenous yeast; 100% malolactic.
Font du Loup Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc 2020
Grapes: 50% Grenache blanc, 25% Viognier, 25% Clairette
ABV: 11.5%
Region: Rhône Valley, France
Winemaker: Anne Charlotte Melia-Bachas
Viniculture: Organically-farmed