2022 Hintermen

A blend of 62% Petit Manseng and 38% Riesling. Fuck yeah, the 2022 Hintermen is bangin’. It's truly the most balanced it's been. Part Chenin, part Chard, all yum. It's floral, elegant, it’s bright, and it’s racy. It's a frozen buttercup in a glass. 174 cases produced.

FRUIT SOURCES
Sherman Ridge Petit Manseng, Verona Farm (Noer) Riesling, Oxeye Riesling

WINEMAKING
Both Rieslings were picked first, directly pressed and combined. The fermentation started with ambient yeast, and then the Petit Manseng was directly pressed and combined with the Riesling before being moved to puncheons with volumes between 450L and 600L. Two out of three puncheons were neutral, French oak and one was neutral, French Acacia wood. The wine fermented slowly for over a year and then was transferred to stainless barrels, with the lees, for eight months. The wine aged a total of 19 months on the lees before being bottled unfined and unfiltered on 4/11/24 with a single addition of SO2.

CHEMISTRY
pH: 3.22
TA: 6.8 g/L
Free SO2 at bottling: 12 ppm
Alcohol: 12.9% abv
RS: 1.7 g/L
Malic Acid: <0.1 g/L
Acetic acid at bottling: 0.78 g/L