ENA SAUVIGNON BLANC 2020 IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

ENA Sauvignon Blanc 2020 - Mariah Vineyard - Mendocino Ridge

Only 110 cases produced.

Oh, 2020, What a year… second vintage for ENA, and we got married! After our first experience with Mariah Vineyard in 2019, we saw a huge potential to produce fresh and vibrant white wines. Sauvignon Blanc is nicely grown at Mariah Vineyard…this was the perfect opportunity for ENA. Carpe Diem!

On the 10th of September 2020 we called the pick. We selected two beautiful tons picked from the facing east slope, only the south exposed side of the vines, as we felt more soul there. Funny enough, Pinot Noir was ready too, at the same time!

The bunches went straight in the press, where for 3 hours we gently extracted the juice, limiting press rotations. We naturally settled the juice for 24h and filled six aged barrels. Wild fermentation took 3 days to start. To increase complexity and build richness, we decided to let 30% going through malo-lactic fermentation. We then, stirred every month, for 6 months... The wine aged in the same barrels it fermented into, with minimal SO2 additions and without any movement until June 2021. We bottled on July 26th 2021.

TASTING NOTES:

The nose starts on lime-bergamot citrus zest, gooseberries and freshly cut grass aromas evolving rapidly into delicate iodine, oyster shell and mineral notes! It transports you directly to the seaside…

The vibrant mouthfeel starts with a bracing acidity that develops into a dense and rich mid palate to finish on a long and persistent minerality. Mouthwatering!