Benchlands Red

• 38% Zinfandel, 21% Petite Sirah, 17% Nero d’Avola, 16% Carignan, 4% Valdiguié, 4% Colombard 
• Zinfandel and Petite Sirah from Chiarito-Ling Vineyard (Ukiah, Mendocino County) 
• Dry-farmed (non-irrigated) vineyard, farmed by Martha Stoumen according to organic principles (no pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers) 
• Gravelly loam soils 
• Petite Sirah from Bricarelli Ranch (Ukiah, Mendocino County) 
• 15-year-old head trained, dry farmed (non-irrigated) vineyard 
• Farmed by Martha Stoumen to organic principles (no pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers) 
• Gravelly loam soils 
• Nero d’Avola from Fox Hill Vineyard (Talmage Bench, Mendocino County) 
• 34-year-old vines 
• Farmed according to organic principles 
• Sandstone and pebbly loam soils 
• Carignan, Valdiguié, and Colombard from Ricetti Vineyard (Redwood Valley, Mendocino County) 
• Planted in 1948 
• Dry-farmed (non-irrigated), certified organic vineyard 
• Gravelly loam soils 
• Zinfandel, both Petite Sirahs, 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 and larger 500L puncheons
• Racked, blended, and bottled after 5 months
• Unfined and unfiltered (sediment expected)
• Free SO2 8 mg/L (Total SO2 24 mg/L)
• 772 cases produced
• 12.5% abv

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