2022 "Undivided Light" Vermouth

VINEYARDS

90% Gimelli Vineyard Chardonnay (organically farmed) / 10% Siletto Vineyard Freisa (organically farmed)

WINEMAKING

Both lots were fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel as vin clair (sparkling wine base wine before secondary fermentation) to 11% Alc./Vol. and aged in neutral oak barrels for 7 months before being  fortified with brandy we’ve been aging for 3 years in neutral oak. The resulting wine is 16% Alc./Vol.

The fortified wine was then lightly sweetened with 5 g/l sugar from Ortiz Jr. Farms Blackberries and honey. An additional mixture of cinchona bark and wormwood were added to the fortified wine for a one week maceration to add a hint of bitterness.

TASTING NOTES

Framboise, preserved lemon, & cedar

WHY WE LIKE IT

Over the past few years we’ve been experimenting with making understated vermouths with our vin clair. The wines read as dry because of their elevated acidity, and are a perfect aperitif, best served over ice with a twist, or as an ingredient in cocktails that call for dry vermouth.