North America | California | Vinca Minor | White Blend

White Blend (2022)

VARIETALS
Picpoul, Vermentino, Orange Muscat

NOTES

VINEYARD: For the 2022 vintage, Vinca Minor looked outside their usual Mendocino vineyards - the older vines were decreasing in yields due to the ongoing drought prior to the torrential rain received in 2023. Jason tapped a couple of viticulturist friends who farm organically: one in San Benito AVA, an geologically-complex inland area of the greater Central Coast AVA, and the other in Woodland in Yolo County.

VINIFICATION: Vermentino and Picpoul were direct-pressed. Orange Muscat fermented on its skins for 1 week. Then all three varietals were blended and aged in a combination of older French barrels and stainless steel.