Monte Rio Flame Tokay (Skin Contact) Heirloom Ranch, Lodi 2024 (750 ml)

Appellation: LodiVarietals: 60 year old Flame TokayVineyard: Heirloom RanchWinemaking: Whole cluster fruit hand harvested foot crushed and left on the skins for 7 days. Skin fermentation took place in open top tanks. Natural yeast fermentation. The cap of grapes was punched down twice a day for the entire 7 days. Once pressed it finished fermentation in tank.Farming: OrganicAging: Aged in old wood barrels for 5 monthsABV: 11.5%Production: 120 casesThis virtually extinct variety, native to Algeria and exclusively planted in Lodi is produced by fewer than five winemakers worldwide. We began making this wine in the 2022 vintage and continues to produce a very small amount annually. The Heirloom Ranch, a vineyard planted almost a century ago, also includes Zinfandel, Mission, and French Colombard. The spicy, rich, and aromatic orange wine spends a week fermenting on the skins before aging for five months in old French barrique. Only 90 cases were produced.About Monte Rio CellarsMr. Cappiel