2019 Carboniste 'Marin' Rosé

50% Pinot Noir, 50% Chardonnay. This wine is blend of two organically-grown vineyards in Marin County. Growing grapes in Marin county is not for the faint of heart. Marginal (cold) weather, disease, shallow soil, and lack of water all work against viticulture here. After harvest, grapes were pressed whole cluster and settled for 1-2 days as juice. Fermented in barre. The fermentation sediment was kept with the wine in barrel for 9 months without the addition of sulfur dioxide. The wine was bottled with fresh yeast and a small amount of sugar.  Only 150 cases made. The wine shows notes of strawberry and pomegranate fruit, along with soft mid-palate creaminess, and a zippy, dry finish.