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2020 White Experiment | Six-Bottle Collection
  • 2020 White Experiment | Six-Bottle Collection
2020 White Experiment | Six-Bottle Collection

Six-Bottle Collection 2020 White Experiment

Experiment W7.0
$690.00
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The Experimental Story

Put simply, the extremely limited suite of wines that comprise our Experiment Series vary dramatically from year to year, each one a poetic answer to a new set of questions posed by the art of winemaking. While we call these ever-changing wines by the name Experiment, they might also be described as an ‘Investigation’ or ‘Exploration.’

Every new Experiment is but a small bite into a much larger fruit, but each one also tells us something new about our property, our grapes and about the larger subject of wine itself. Only the most compelling Experiments are bottled and released to our mailing list collectors. Many lessons gleaned from Experiment have in turn become new winery practice and informed successive vintages of an estate wine, such as Hexameter.

Tasting Notes

2020 White Experiment W7.0

2020 was an extraordinary climate year across California. Winter was relatively warm and dry, leading the vines to an earlier than average budbreak. Early June heat provided a little stress to the vines and shifted them to producing luscious fruit. Fairly cool weather followed from late June into early August - ideal ripening conditions.

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Varietals

  • 26.51% Viognier
  • 21.35% Albariño
  • 20.83% Vermentino
  • 18.13% Grenache Blanc
  • 13.18% Sauvignon Blanc

Methodology

To re-imagine how white wine in California can be fully realized, we threw out the rulebook and deliberately chose not to focus on a single site, varietal or style. The W series is imagination set free; ingenuity unbound. W7.0 integrates five grape varieties - each from a different appellation, ranging from coastal mountain tops to rocky valley floor.

In Conclusion

Working with growers from around California provided the ultimate off-the-beaten-track perspective, while farming conversations among the vines, long commutes to far-flung sites and in-between moments of quiet reflection provided fresh inspiration that elevated our effort. The result, we believe, is a complete and compelling expression of a new point of view on white wine.