2021 Stirm Wine Co. 'Eoolian' Kick-On Vineyard Riesling, Santa Barbara County, USA Folium no SO2 added until bottling

no SO2 added until bottling (total SO2 is 30 ppm max)

The 2015—approaching its 10th birthday—is just entering its long drinking window

generous complexity and a real tension and persistence

Grapes are pruned and harvested by hand and the vineyards are practicing organic with an advanced integrated pest management protocol

Rustic notes of wild berries and cracked pepper with a savoury gamey character

2021 Stirm Wine Co. 'Eoolian' Kick-On Vineyard Riesling, Santa Barbara County, USA Folium no SO2 added until bottlingThe grapes were picked by hand on September 28th October 1st and given 36 hours of whole cluster maceration to extract tannins, aroma, and flavor compounds in the skins, followed by pressing the grapes. No sulfur was added to allow the juice to oxidize slightly. After a 36 hour cold settle in tank, the clean juice was racked off the solids to stainless steel tanks for spontaneous fermentation. Sulfur was added a month prior to bottling. Racked to tank