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Jolie-Laide, Trousseau Gris "The Empress" Sonoma County, California 2025100% Trousseau Gris from Fanucchi Wood Road Vineyard in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County. The Fanucchi Wood Road Vineyard is dry farmed and practicing organic, with the Trousseau Gris block dating to 1981. The fruit was foot crushed and left to macerate on skins for three days before being pressed to neutral puncheons and stainless steel for fermentation. This gentle 3 day skin maceration adds subtle texture, lifted aromatics, and a rose gold

Brilliant straw yellow with rich

The aim is to enhance traditional grapes cultivated on 3 volcanic terroirs

just outside a town whose name begins with Châteauneuf and whose vineyards are littered with the Rhône’s most quintessential terroir feature: the rounded river stones called galets roulés

Cultivated completely by hand

Concentrated spice and aromas of leather give way to a palate of lush red raspberries and blueberries with very fine tannins

and a hell of a lot of buzz – even Jancis Robinson has called them “cult"

Lillet Rose is a French aperitif wine with delicious freshness and great aromatic finesse

offering a taste of the greatness of “La Crau” with less of the imposing structure that demands bottle age to reach a velvety apex

bay leaves

The farming is certified-biodynamic

Certified sustainable farming

Giovanna Maccario is the daughter of one the pioneers of viticulture in Western Liguria

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