Clothing Optional, San Benito County “Red”, 2017 MNTLCNO0124 in a classical vintage now

in a classical vintage now nicely settled

this wine captures the character of its specific parcel through spontaneous fermentation and extended aging

hail and heat to make wines of genuine pleasure year after year

100 feet—the highest vineyard on Mount Veeder—Sky produces Zinfandel that has nothing in common with jammy California stereotypes

Clothing Optional, San Benito County “Red”, 2017 MNTLCNO0124 in a classical vintage nowAn unclassifiable field blend red from Hardy Wallace's experimental Clothing Optional project. The fruit comes from ancient vines, well over a hundred years old, in San Benito County, on the rare limestone, granite and volcanic soils that make this corner of the Central Coast so distinctive. Despite the 'Red' name, the blend is roughly three quarters white field blend grapes co fermented with Mourvedre and Mission, all dry farmed, organic and bottled