Stolpman Love You Bunches Orange 2021

From our friends Jessica and Pete Stolpman just up the way in Ballard Canyon outside of Santa Barbara.

Grapes:

Pinot Gris from the Buellton Flats in between Sta. Rita Hills AVA and Ballars Canyon AVA.
Orange Muscat from the Los Alomos Corridor.
Mourvedre from the Santa Barbara Highlands

From our friends at Stolpman:

As we’ve expanded our carbonic So Fresh brand as to include deeper hues of red, we began to think about the other direction on the rainbow, how could we make an interesting, delicious wine a lighter hue than Love You Bunches Carbonic Sangiovese? The obvious answer was a carbonic orange wine that would combine the fresh purity of Love You Bunches with the titillating textures of a fleshy orange wine. Tasting each varietal each day, across the board, we pressed each varietal after 6 days of carbonic fermentation and let the wines finish fermenting in tank.

The pun “Love You Bunches” refers to the gentle treatment of each grape bunch so we don’t rupture grapes. The grapes then ferment whole, when yeast penetrate through the grape skins to ferment within. The term “carbonic” describes fermentation occurring in a sealed tank. The yeast have digest all available oxygen, creating carbon dioxide within.

Popping tangerine and tangerine peel jump out of the glass complimented by inviting tropical guava and passion fruit. These driving fresh fruits come from the Orange Muscat and then the darker hued Pinot Gris delivers savory tactile and lends depth and weight The Mourvedre further cushions the mouthfeel and adds a more serious earthy component.

Natural, bottled unfiltered, no sulfur added.