2022 RZN Chenin Blanc Zero : Zero

2022 Chenin Blanc Zero : Zero  Made with Organic grapes Tres Hermanas Vineyard (Organic Certified Vineyard) Santa Barbara County The "Lightning" Issue Alc. 11.5 % by vol. The Vintage: Overall we saw a cool and moderate growing season, which ran until September. At the the beginning of September there was a tropical storm near Baja Mexico, and it created a heat/ humidity wave that stuck around for a week. This kept the temp and moisture up higher than normal. Luckily the Chenin was still in the early stages of ripening and was able to withstand the harsh effects. Overall another year with little rain gave us a little more concentration on the fruit, but lower yields. This will be our smallest vintage of Chenin Blanc to date. The Process: The grapes were hand harvested at night and brought to the winery in the early morning of October 3rd. We dump the fruit into the bladder press and run the press cycle for 3 hours. The pressed juice is pumped directly to a steel tank and settles for tw