2017 Jaimee Motley Wines Peter Martin Ray Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA Idlewild 2019 Mortellito 'Calaniuru' Rosso

2019 Mortellito 'Calaniuru' Rosso

Tickled Pink

intriguing for its intense coconut scent this year along with savory and exotic aromas like licorice and black olive paste

25% of the fruit underwent an extended maceration of 5 months Natural primary fermentation

2017 Jaimee Motley Wines Peter Martin Ray Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA Idlewild 2019 Mortellito 'Calaniuru' RossoSanta Cruz Mountains AVA Martin Ray planted the first vines in the 1920s and was mentored by neighboring Burgundian Paul Masson Martin Rays son, Peter took over the farming in the 1960s and has maintained minimal human intervention on the vines 1800 feet elevation in the hillsides above the town of Saratoga. Planted in the late 60s on Franciscan shale soils Organic, dry farmed, head trained vines 25% Whole Cluster, aged in one new Stockinger puncheon