Benchlands Red

• Certified Organic
• 40% Petite Sirah, 30% Zinfandel, 20% Nero d’Avola, 4% Valdiguié, 4% Colombard, 2% Carignan
• Mendocino (uplifted benchlands soils)
• Dry-farmed (non-irrigated) vineyards, farmed by Martha Stoumen according to organic principles (no pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers) 
• Gravelly loam soils 
• Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, and Nero d’Avola were each fermented separately in small batches while the Carignan, Valdiguié, and Colombard grapes were harvested and co-fermented as one lot (red and white grapes together!)
• The components were kept separate after pressing and aged in neutral oak barrique
• Racked, blended, and bottled after 6 months
• Unfined and unfiltered (sediment expected)
• Free SO2 8 mg/L (Total SO2 29 mg/L)
• 696 cases produced
• 12.5% abv

Tasting Notes

Benchlands is reminiscent of a Cerasuolo—somewhere between a dark rosé and a light red wine, highlighted by floral aromatics and a bright, fruitful core.