2024 “Interstellar” divergent vine

Fair Play - El Dorado Co. Red Wine Blend

A Taste That’s Out of This World

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Tasting Notes

Inviting aromas of cocktail cherries and Manzanita flowers pull you into the glass., framing juicy flavors of strawberry fruit roll-up, red currant, and soft white pepper while the silky, medium-bodied mouthfeel guides you perfectly into a finish marked by soft, integrated tannins and fresh but balanced acidity.

This wine is designed to be extremely versatile when it comes to food pairings. Enjoy on its own with friends and family or pair with chicken/poultry/pork dishes, anything on the BBQ, lighter cuts of beef, stews, curries, tomato-based pasta/pizza dishes.

We recommend you serve with a slight chill.

Winemaking

Blend Composition: 50% Grenache, 25% Zinfandel, 25% Viognier

Grenache and Zinfandel were fermented separately, both at 50% whole cluster fermentation. Viognier was pressed into Old French Oak barrels, where it fermented and aged on the lees.

Aging: 12 months in old French Oak barrels

Ingredients: indigenous yeast, organic grapes, California sun, 15PPM SO2 at bottling to protect for aging.

Bottled without fining or filtration

Winemaker Notes

Fair Play Viticultural Area

Located in southern El Dorado County, the Fair Play AVA is one of the smallest viticultural areas in California, also boasting one of the highest elevations as well, with nearly all grapes grown between 2,000’ - 3,000’ elevation. The combination of high elevation plantings with the granitic and loam soils produce world-class wines with both complexity as well as lively structure.

Vintage

The 2024 vintage was marked by a cool Spring with two snowfalls, and a late start to the growing season. The weather warmed up significantly in July, with a 10 day heat wave during the first part of the month. This heat kick-started verasion and left behind some sunburn damage in the vineyard. Once the damaged fruit was dropped, August cooled down significantly (not one day over 100 degrees!) which flowed into September, given us the benefit a little extra hang time for sugar and phenolic development.