Lady of the Sunshine, ‘Goldie’ White Blend (2023)

SLO Coast AVA, in Cambria, California. White blend of 40% Sauvignon Blanc, 35% Gewurztraminer, and 25% Chardonnay. Organic and biodynamic farming.  The Gewurztraminer was destemmed and then fermented with 5 days of skin contact, while the Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay were foot tread and soaked on skins overnight before being pressed the next day. All the juice was fermented with native yeast in neutral French oak barrels. The wine went through malolactic fermentation and aged on lees for 10 months.  The wine was blended at racking for bottling, with minimal sulfur used, unfined and unfiltered.  264 cases were produced.