2018 Sparkling Rosé of MondeuseTraditional Method

Grown on the Rorick estate vineyard in Calaveras County, on soils comprised of a layer of schist over dolomite-rich limestone. Elevation of the vineyard is 2000’. Our Mondeuse was grafted in 2014, onto vines planted in 2000.

The Mondeuse at Rorick Heritage Vineyard is among the last fruit to be picked every year; we typically see sugars reach our sparkling target level of ~19º Brix the last week of September or even into October. The fruit was hand picked and whole cluster pressed; primary fermentation was undertaken in neutral 227L barrique. The base wine went en tirage on 26 July 2019, and was disgorged on 27 March 2021 for a total of 20 months. It was finished with zero dosage.