Margins Wine, "Rugged Heart" Santa Cruz Red 2021

Producer: Margins WineRegion: Santa Cruz Mountains, CaliforniaGrape Varieties: 57% Cabernet Franc, 43% MerlotViticulture: Certified OrganicCategory: RedSize: 750ml bottle 100% destemmed. Fermented separately on skins for three days and blended right after pressing. Aged in neutral oak for eight months. Native fermentation, no fining, no filtration, no other modifications or additions except 20 ppm of sulfur dioxide the week before bottling.  Notes of raspbery, nutmeg and cobbler. Margins Wine produces low-intervention wines using grapes from underrepresented regions, vineyards, and varietals. We are part of the growing movement in California to make wines from sustainably farmed vineyards using little to no additives during the winemaking process, thereby showcasing the vineyards the grapes came from. Much like people living on the ‘margins of society,’ vineyards can be outcasts too. Most consumers of wine are only familiar with a handful of grape growing regions and types of wine. Mar