2020 Sémillon
If one-eyed Willie had a last wine, this would be it. I want to drink this on a pirate ship that’s just come through a storm.
Notes of brioche, Bosc pear, quince, brine and kelp. Viscous and textural, but finishes bright with layers and layers to unpack. This wine keeps on going and evolving, from one wonderfully weird thing to the next. What a delicious adventure.
Pair with olive oil cake, sweet and sour chicken (anything sweet and savory and spiced), Mimolette cheese, sourdough bread.
Wine Specifications
ABV
12.2%
Vintage
2020
Region
Santa Barbara County
Varietal
100% Sémillon
Vineyard notes
The start to 2020 was cool and late. The abundant sunlight and moderate temperatures made for an ideal summer. Heat waves in September posed a challenge for harvest, but the vines showed resilience and produced fruit that was still balanced and flavorful.
Production notes
50% skin contact. Native yeast.After hand harvesting, a portion of the fruit was destemmed and put into neutral puncheons for skin contact. It spent 27 and 36 days on the skins with gentle punchdowns twice a day. The other lot was pressed as juice and fermented in neutral French oak. Both lots matured in neutral oak, until all were blended together and bottled in the summer.
CASES: 85
