Sparkling Apple Wine 'Bricolage' 2022

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Sparkling Apple Wine 'Bricolage' 2022

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FRUIT:

This cider is the central focus of the project. We forage from a wide range of unsprayed crab, heirloom, and seedling apple trees scattered around predominantly rocky soils at higher elevations. A cuvée of chance and discovery determined by the creative chaos of any given harvest.

This bottling contains the last of the heirlooms from the Mint Springs orchard we spent five years reviving and replanting before losing access to the land.

SEASON:

2022 is a wetter, cooler vintage that snuck in between two drought-concentrated years. The fruit is more mineral and shaded when compared to the verve of the 2021 release. Rain-damp mountain meadows.

FERMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT:

A continuous fermentation carried through the three and a half month harvest window as different apples ripened: After five days of active fermentation on skins, fruit is pressed to finish in 500 L, 350 L, and 228 L neutral French oak.

Aged untouched on gross lees for 9 months. Intentionally left un-topped, each barrel develops a positive voile/flor that protects the wine and contributes aromatic and textural complexity.
Barrels were blended together and bottled with organic cane sugar and its own yeast culture on the 2023 summer solstice.
Bottles aged on lees for a minimum of 24 months before being riddled and disgorged by hand. Specific disgorgement date is stamped on the bottle. No SO2 additions were made.

LAB:

ABV: 8.53% | pH: 3.65 | TA: 7.1 g/L | RS: 0 g/L | Added SO2: 0 ppm