2020 Queen of the Sierra Amber

Chewy, dry and fantastically charismatic amber wine from California.
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A blistering example of skin contact winemaking here out of the Sierra foothills in California.

This wine is all about blending varieties to create a visceral, textural representation of Matt Rorick's old oragnically farmed vines. Verdelho, Albariño, Muscat, and Chardonnay find harmony here with varying levels of skin contact and minimal exposure to oxygen during winemaking to preserve the purity of the aromatics.

It's seriously grippy and chewy in the mouth but with ample fruit and florals to back it up. Wicked stuff from the Forlorn Hope team and a must-try for lovers of amber wines from around the world.

Assembled from the fruit of organically-farmed Verdelho, Albarino, Muscat and Chardonnay vines on a single vineyard in the Sierra Foothills, this example from Matthew Rorick is one we really like.

Fermented using native yeasts and bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulfur as the only addition, this is a classic example of hands-off winemaking.

With white cherry, stone, grapefruit zest, peach pit, kumquat and gravel nuances playing out on a long tannic finish, there is a robust texture here that belies the refreshing 12% ABV. Very incisive and intense on the palate, this wine is about texture, mouthfeel and minerality rather than fruity simplicity.

93 Points - "Calaveras County on show from the wonderful and quixotic vigneron Matt Rorick. Originally planted in the 1970s to noble varieties, it got a make over in the 90s with a wide array of varieties, then it went back again to noble varieties and Matt Rorick has been reviving the alternative selection of grape varieties. Verdelho, muscat, albarino and vermentino with varying degrees of skin fermentation.Pretty perfume of blood orange, green apple, pomegranate in a woosh of scent. Clicks along the palate with nicks and tucks of tart acidity, fine, grainy tannin, sour-sweet fruit flavours and really pleasing bitterness. An utter delight to drink, refreshing, textural and so darn energetic. Zing! Red alert." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

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    Love this! Fruity, light and some funky flavours. Highly recommend

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