2023 Heaps Keen Skinsy verdinho
A blend of 50% Verdelho + 50% Alvarinho from the Silvaspoons Vineyard in Alta Mesa AVA. The grapes were hand harvested in September 2023 and co-fermented for 48 days on the skins. The grapes were pressed and trasfered to neutral oak barrels before bottling in March 2024.
No additions except 20ppm so2 at bottling. 1 barrel produced.
Golden in color with bright acidity, flavors of ripe peach, orange peel and warming spices.
Cookie pairing: Double Ginger Molasses Cookies
The name Heaps Keen and the label art was inspired by Jill’s time living and working at wineries in Australia.
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2021 Heaps Keen
A blend of 75% Chardonnay + 25% Chenin Blanc made at End of Nowhere winery in Pioneer, California. 25% of the Chardonnay grew in Jill’s brother and sister-in-law’s backyard vineyard in Alamo and the rest of the grapes came from the organic Heringer Vineyard in Clarksburg.
The Alamo Chardonnay had 24 hours of skin contact before basket pressed with the Chenin Blanc. The Heringer Chardonnay was foot stomped and direct pressed to co-ferment with the Chenin and Alamo Chardonnay. Post fermentation, the wine was racked into a neutral oak barrel where it was until bottling in May 2022.
No additions except 25ppm so2 at bottling. 1 barrel produced.
Cookie pairing: Cowboy Cookies