Skin-fermented Pinot Gris made in the style of Friulian Ramato. While technically a rosé (made from grapes with at least some red pigment), the extraction and length of maceration is more similar to an orange wine. The wine derives a soft chalky tannic structure and copper-salmon hue from 2 weeks of skin contact with the melange of grey and pink colored berries. The skin contact lends layers of complexity not found in the direct-pressed Pinot Grigio style - this wine is perfumed with stone, gravel, and orchard blossoms while the palate offers pink lemon, rooibos tea, and red currant. This wine was a hit recorded in one take: it was Love at First Sight.

Farming : Organic

Winemaking : Hand-Picked Grapes | Native Yeast Fermentation | Unfined | Unfiltered | Vegan

Region : Clarksburg, CA

Grape : Pinot Gris

Alcohol : 11.1%