Tasting Notes: Bright and juicy with notes of cherry and cranberry. A bold rosé-meets-light-red, vibrant with zippy acidity — perfect served chilled.
THE STORY: Barbera grows at the highest point of Fox Hill, in a block we call the Terrace. It gets lots of afternoon sun and exposure. The vines are older head pruned and grow in the steepest sloped and iron rich clay-like soil that has a red hue. The wine is mostly Barbera rosé with a little Nero rosé that we blended in to balance out the body with its fruit since the Barbera has very bright acidity. We food tread the grapes and left the juice on the skins for 24 hours so the Barbera could bleed out its beautiful color. Nero had the same skin contact, and we added it in because of its delicious cherry flavor. Gently pressed to stainless tank to naturally ferment, then aged for 8 months. This wine walks the line of a dark rosé and a light chillable red. Chill it down and drink up!
FUN FACT: O’Sunshine is a term used metaphorically to describe something joyful or bright.
VARIETIES: Barbera and Nero D’Avola
LOCATION: Fox Hill Vineyard - Mendocino County
FARMING PRACTICES: CCOF Organic
ALCOHOL: 13%
