Pearl Morissette

'Irrévérence' White Blend 2018

Name: 'Irrévérence' White Blend 2018
Brand: Pearl Morissette
SKU: PEARLIrreverence18
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Aromatic, complex with a saline finish.

2018 Irrévérence is a blend of Riesling from Butler’s Grant vineyard in 20 Mile Bench (35.4%), Chardonnay from Redfoot Vineyard in Lincoln Lakeshore (25.1%) and Gewürztraminer from Knizat vineyard in NOTL (39.5%). The fruit was respectively picked on October 7 th , September 27th and October 8 th and 29th of (two separate picks for the Gewurtz). The Chardonnay was fermented and aged in foudres, the Riesling in foudre and stainless steel. A portion of the Gewürztraminer was co-fermented with Riesling on skins in qvevri for a total of 6 months, while the rest (carrying 30% noble rot) fermented to complete dryness in a foudre. The wines aged separately in their fermentation vessels on primary lees for 12 months, before being blended for an additional 12 months of aging in a combination of concrete and foudres. 2018 Irrévérence was bottled un-fined and unfiltered on September 9th, 2020.

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