2019 Thunder Daze Pétillant Naturel - Chardonnay & Sauvignon Blanc - Mendocino County, Open Hand Ranch - Sans Soufre, Unfined & Unfiltered
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VARIETALS
Chardonnay 90%
Sauvignon Blanc 10% -
Story
Have you tried this 'ancient' style of sparkling wine? Pétillant Naturel is simply French for 'naturally sparkling,' and that's essentially what it is! 'Pét-Nat,' for short, is the OG way to make bubbles and what evolved into the champagne you drink today. Its discovery was accidental, known as Méthode Ancestrale; it was first documented sometime in 1531 by monks in Limoux, Southern France.
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NOTES
Thunder daze is our most sophisticated pleasure, a luxurious overachiever if you will. Lipstick and an Aston Martin. If Bond drank Pét-Nat, this would be it. A frothy tropical paradise, with sourdough brioche and orchard apples gone seductively wild. Chic and not afraid to speak its mind. Cidery pears with peaches and cream push a mineral end for a lingering finish.
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LET'S GET TECHNICAL
Sulfur Dioxide: <2ppm
Titratable Acidity: 5.28 G/L
Potential Hydrogen: 3.54
Volatile Acidity: 0.42 G/L
Malic Acid: <0.1 G/L
Residual Sugar: 9.6 G/L
Alcohol: 12.85% Alc./Vol.