Forlorn Hope Queen of the Sierra Calaveras Co. Estate White Wine 2023 TBO hint of mint

hint of mint

a Bordeaux Blanc Sec first produced in 2014 (first commercial vintage 2015)

and turning out around fifteen thousand bottles a year

Aromas: Notes of blackstrap molasses

rewarding patient discovery

Forlorn Hope Queen of the Sierra Calaveras Co. Estate White Wine 2023 TBO hint of mintThe white in Matthew Rorick's Queen of the Sierra trio, grown organically on the Rorick Heritage Vineyard at 2,000 feet in Calaveras County over a layer of schist and dolomite rich limestone. Chardonnay, Verdelho, and Muscat are hand picked, foot trod, and co fermented with native yeast in open tank before resting in large neutral barrel. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal SO2. The Chardonnay supplies frame, Verdelho a faint nuttiness, Muscat