2024 Iruai 'Elphame' Savagnin, Trinity Lakes, USA Tenuta di Carleone peacefully oxidized in some respects

peacefully oxidized in some respects and yet tightly reductive in others

Pinot grown here is wonderfully lush and exotic but we preferred to transition this location to something later ripening

then macerated on their skins and stems and fermented for 21 days before pressing to a 300L clay anfora from Tinajero Padilla

The maceration is a short 3-4 days and there are no extractive techniques like punchdowns

2024 Iruai 'Elphame' Savagnin, Trinity Lakes, USA Tenuta di Carleone peacefully oxidized in some respectsLike a neon tractor beam jetting out of the Trinity Alps, our fifth vintage of the 'Elphame' Savagnin has both exceeded my expectations and my comprehension. Rocky and electric, with a tropical punch and a heady herbal tea perfume, if you feel like you've experienced a case of missing time, that means it's working. The owls are not what they seem.