{"product_id":"jeanne-darc-orange-folk-machine-natural-wine","title":"Jeanne D'Arc Orange 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eFolk Machine Jeanne D'Arc is a skin-contact wine made primarily from Chenin Blanc grown on Merritt Island in the Sacramento River Delta, within the Clarksburg AVA. The 2020 vintage also incorporates approximately 8% skin-fermented Sauvignon Blanc sourced from a vineyard in Dry Creek Valley, northwest of Healdsburg. The grapes are sustainably farmed on the sandy loam soils of Merritt Island, where fog and cool delta breezes from San Francisco Bay moderate the warm Sacramento Valley climate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Kenny Likitprakong destemmed the fruit into an open-top fermenter without chilling or inoculation. Native fermentation began naturally after about six days on the skins. Once dry, the juice was pressed off to neutral French barrels, where malolactic fermentation proceeded naturally to completion. No sulfur dioxide was added post-fermentation; a small addition was made only at bottling. The wine is unfiltered and unfined, with noticeable haze and sediment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 shows more tannin and bitterness than the 2019 vintage, consistent with the extended skin contact and the inclusion of skin-fermented Sauvignon Blanc. The color is a faded gold. On the palate it is savory and textural, with pithy citrus, lemon curd, dried herb, and a light peach character underpinned by gentle grip from the skins. Acidity is firm and persistent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeanne D'Arc is named as a nod to the Chenin Blanc grape's Loire Valley roots, where Joan of Arc is historically tied. The Folk Machine label, launched in 2005 under the Hobo Wine Company umbrella, is Kenny's home for smaller-production, more esoteric bottlings from across California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobo Wine Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40096017547463,"sku":"FOLKDARC20C","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/folk-machine-jean-d_arc-orange-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186124","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/jeanne-darc-orange-folk-machine-natural-wine","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}