2022 Cruse Wine Co. Rancho Monkey Jacket Red, North Coast, USA Valais The grapes are gently pressed

The grapes are gently pressed and macerated cold for a few hours before being fermented spontaneously and then matured on the fine lees in 2000 liter wooden casks

bottled at cask-strength

Élevage in neutral oak barrels until being bottled in march of 2024

Pumped over once daily

“Flavour-wise

2022 Cruse Wine Co. Rancho Monkey Jacket Red, North Coast, USA Valais The grapes are gently pressedOrganic. 22% Mixed Red Blends, 19% Carignan, 14% Valdigui, 12% Petite Sirah, 12% Syrah, 11% Pinot Noir, and 10% Tannat. AVA Breakdown: 56% Mendocino County, 26% Sonoma Coast, 14% Napa Valley, 4% Sierra Foothills. Approximately 50% of the blend was fermented whole cluster and all grapes were fermented in concrete. Aging was done in a mix of 50% concrete tanks and 50% used barrels. There were no additives used except for sulfur and the wine was bottled