Forlorn Hope Queen of the Sierra Calaveras Co. Estate White Wine 2023 RFLASH The 7 ha hillside vineyard

The 7 ha hillside vineyard sits between 350 m - 390 m with southeast exposures that overlooks the valley and the Cistercian Abbey of Lieu-Dieu des Champs

The infusions are then distilled separately

This is Agraparts' entry-level wine

Proof that Montlouis deserves the attention usually reserved for Vouvray

Graciano was widely planted across Spain — especially Rioja — before phylloxera wiped it out

Forlorn Hope Queen of the Sierra Calaveras Co. Estate White Wine 2023 RFLASH The 7 ha hillside vineyardThe white in Matthew Rorick's Queen of the Sierra trio, grown organically on the Rorick Heritage Vineyard at 2,000 feet in Calaveras County over a layer of schist and dolomite rich limestone. Chardonnay, Verdelho, and Muscat are hand picked, foot trod, and co fermented with native yeast in open tank before resting in large neutral barrel. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal SO2. The Chardonnay supplies frame, Verdelho a faint nuttiness, Muscat