{"product_id":"free-your-mind-wonderwerk-carignan-riesling-california-natural-wine","title":"Free Your Mind 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eFree Your Mind is a co-fermentation of 50% old-vine Carignan from Sandy Lane Vineyard (Contra Costa County AVA, Antioch) and 50% Riesling from Zabala Vineyard (Arroyo Seco AVA, Soledad). The Carignan, harvested August 18 at 20.6° Brix, underwent two weeks of whole-cluster carbonic maceration before being pressed to tank and fermented nearly dry. The Riesling, harvested September 3 at 20.4° Brix, was de-stemmed and fermented on its skins with twice-daily pump-overs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt approximately one-third Brix depletion, those Riesling pump-overs were replaced by pressed carbonic Carignan. The two cuvees were integrated over the course of one week, then pressed together to stainless steel where the wine underwent malolactic fermentation. The result is a skin-fermented Riesling core with layered extraction — first in a low-alcohol water matrix, then in a mid-ferment alcohol matrix — that pulls color, tannin, and aromatic complexity from both varieties simultaneously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandy Lane Vineyard is farmed sustainably by the Gonsalves family. The Carignan vines, planted around 1888 and own-rooted, grow in Delhi sandy loam and are dry-farmed and head-trained. Zabala Vineyard sits in the dry riverbed of Arroyo Seco on alluvial soils with round river stones; it was certified organic in 2010 by the Monterey County Certified Organic Program and CDFA, and holds Lodi Rules certification. The wine is unfined and unfiltered, with 30 ppm KMBS added at bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine shows a light ruby-pink hue with slight effervescence. Expect tart strawberry, cranberry, and citrus-driven acidity from the Riesling, with the carbonic Carignan lending soft red fruit and a savory, sandy mineral note. Serve well chilled.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wonderwerk Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13013716467767,"sku":"WONDFREE19C","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/wonderwerk-free-your-mind-riesling-carignan-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630817197","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/free-your-mind-wonderwerk-carignan-riesling-california-natural-wine","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}