Frenchtown Farms Malbec Chasse Patate 2023

Where: Sierra Foothills, California
Grapes: Malbec
Body: Medium/Full
Category: Red Wine 

100% Malbec from Naggiar Vineyard in Grass Valley, Sierra Foothills. 'Chasse Patate' is an expression of the lighter side of the Sierra Foothills, without sacrificing complexity. The Naggiar Vineyard is much less severe than North Yuba, where the vines sit at 1200 ft. of elevation.on rolling hills rather than steep rocky slopes, resulting in less tannic structure and an approachable fruit profile at a young age. The fruit was foot crushed (whole-cluster) for fermentation, and matured in barrel for 5 months before bottling. This wine will be bottled in three phases, with a 12 and 18 month elevage version to follow. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with a 25ppm sulfur addition. 12.4% abv.

organic  // unfined + unfiltered // minimal sulfites added // woman winemaker

2023  //  750ml