This wine reaches up out of the glass and envelops you in a whirlwind of luscious tropical, ripe tree fruits, stone fruits and savory spice aromas! A partner in deliciousness to our Research Cab but fashioned from white fruit instead of red, this is our white-scale version which also falls in the “orange wine” category.
Our 2020 Research Bianco is a skin-fermented white wine blend in which the proportions and varieties change with each vintage. A good friend supplied the grapes from a "research" vineyard on the East End. All the grapes were grown together (a field blend), hand-picked, de-stemmed, crushed by foot and punched down by hand. Our 2020 Research Bianco is made from 31% Chardonnay, 21% Muscat Ottonel, 11% Pinot Grigio, 7% Sauvignon Blanc, 4% Vermentino, 3% Albarino, 3% NY181, 3% Arneis, 3% Gruner Veltliner, 3% Moscato Giallo, 3% Auxerrois, 2% Verdejo, 2% Pinot Bianco, 1% Aligoté, 1% Semillon, 1% Malvasia, and 1% Tocai Friulano.
This 2020 Research Bianco was raised in older oak barrels, hogsheads and puncheons for twelve months. It was fermented wild/spontaneously/ambiently with all the varieties co-fermented and spent just over thirty days on its skins.
Our 2020 Research Bianco is a gorgeous deep golden, electric orange color and is full of flavors and aromas reminiscent of grilled pineapple, ripe mango, dried apricots, poached pears, quince, honey, butterscotch, brown spice, apple compote, burnt orange caramel and golden raisins. The wine possesses medium-body, juicy acidity and medium-alcohol with pronounced aromatic intensity and long persistent length.
There's something so heightened, so treble, so Freddie Mercury about this wine...in fact, music by Queen would be great to pair with this vino! (Along with roast chicken, grilled fish, pork chops, sausages and charcuterie boards, hard aged cheeses and fondue and friends).
