2023 Cruse Wine Co ''Ricci Vineyard'' Saint Laurent Pet Nat, Carneros, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE This Austrian variety has been grown by Dale Ricci, a longtime family friend, for about 25 years. Ricci vineyards is on the Sonoma half of Carneros and only a few miles from the San Pablo Bay. Its typical Carneros soil, Haire clay loam, with the cool fog and winds that define the region. The fruit was hand harvested and gently pressed using a slow, sparkling press cycle. After racking to a small stainless steel tank, it was allowed to

and we collected only the best bunches

each parcel is vinified separately during both vinification and maturation

was one of a series of seven arches along the hillside path near S

and sent to concrete tanks

It’s typical Carneros soil

Jean-Nicolas had also spent most of his life in Paris

a return of oak to the cellar and no use of herbicides or pesticides

Grapes for Golden Chardonnay were hand-picked into half ton bins and sorted by hand at Folktale Winery

Claude's son Cédric began working at the family estate after having completed his oenology and viticulture studies at Lycée Viticole de Beaune and two years of internships in Burgundy

dense 100% Roussanne from a parcel in the northern end of the appellation in Chavanay and three smaller ones in the southern end of the appellation

Jean-Marc’s maternal grandfather was the late Etienne Sauzet

one that makes a simple wine an exceptional one