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Carboniste Sparkling Albariño 2022 750ml

2022 Sparkling Albariño

Freshly disgorged and ready to drink now! As always, it wouldn't hurt to pair it with some grilled octopus.

Vineyard

The Gomes family has been farming on Andrus Island since the 1800’s when they immigrated from Portugal, where Albariño (Alvarinho) is grown extensively in Vinho Verde near the Atlantic Ocean. This site has deep, rich soil, well fed from the Sacramento River. It is dry farmed without cultivation and is transitioning to organic farming certification.

This year, we also added fruit from another region - the central coast! We feel that it rounds out the palate and adds some balance.


Winemaking (Traditional + Modern)

After harvest, grapes were pressed whole cluster and settled for 2 days as juice. Clear juice helps to retain the purity and focus of this wine. The juice was fermented in tank with native yeast at 60-65°F for 3 weeks. The fermentation sediment was kept with the wine until bottling without the addition of sulfur dioxide or the presence of malolactic fermentation. The wine was bottled with fresh yeast and a small amount of sugar.

After 4 months in bottle, the yeast had consumed the sugar, the sediment was removed, and we added back a small amount of wine and sugar. After a light dosage, the bottles were capped again in order to preserve the natural youth and freshness of the wine.

We prefer crown caps as a final closure. They are safe and easy to open, and they are trusted across the world to age wines before disgorging (including Champagne!)

Producer Carboniste

Category Wine - Still - Sparkling

Grape Albarino

Geography California

alc 12%

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