2010 Calistoga, Napa Valley Muscat winemaking: "Muscat has the most wonderful, delicate fruit flavors and natural balance. To retain this, and to eliminate any astringency that can come from the skins, we press the whole clusters very gently in the white wine press. The juice is then fermented slowly in stainless steel at a cool temperature. We stop the fermentation by gently filtering out the yeast, leaving the wine with a slight sweet finish and low alcohol." Winemaker, Elaine St. Clair roots: The 2010 vintage comes from a well-established vineyard nestled up against the northern hills of Calistoga on Napa Valley's north end. This warmer site is ideal for ripening muscat fruit to its full flavor potential. aromas: honeysuckle, orange blossom, peach/apricot preserves, green tea palate: balanced sweetness, crisp acidity, lingering fruit finish statistics: 312 cases, stainless-steel fermented, alcohol 8.5%, residual sugar 10%
2010 Calistoga, Napa Valley Muscat
winemaking: "Muscat has the most wonderful, delicate fruit flavors and natural balance. To retain this, and to eliminate any astringency that can come from the skins, we press the whole clusters very gently in the white wine press. The juice is then fermented slowly in stainless steel at a cool temperature. We stop the fermentation by gently filtering out the yeast, leaving the wine with a slight sweet finish and low alcohol." Winemaker, Elaine St. Clair roots: The 2010 vintage comes from a well-established vineyard nestled up against the northern hills of Calistoga on Napa Valley's north end. This warmer site is ideal for ripening muscat fruit to its full flavor potential.
aromas: honeysuckle, orange blossom, peach/apricot preserves, green tea
palate: balanced sweetness, crisp acidity, lingering fruit finish statistics: 312 cases, stainless-steel fermented, alcohol 8.5%, residual sugar 10%