Roark Wine Co. Chenin Blanc 2015

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    Roark Wine Co. Chenin Blanc 2015 Front Label
    Roark Wine Co. Chenin Blanc 2015 Front Label

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    Vintage
    2015

    Size
    750ML

    ABV
    12.1%

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    Winemaker Notes

    This vintage was made in a similar manner as the 2014, a combination of fermentation in neutral oak and stainless steel barrels, but was aged exclusively in neutral oak to balance out the bracing acidity. The wine was aged for 10 months, with some barrels remaining on gross lees. Aside from a sulfur add after malolactic fermentation and another small add at bottling, nothing was added to the wine nor was it fined or filtered.
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    Roark Wine Co., California
    Roark Wine Co. Founder and Winemaker Ryan Roark Winery Image
    Roark Wine Co. was founded in 2009 by Ryan Roark. RWC focuses on making small batch wines that showcase variety, vintage, and place. To best represent each harvest, they make their wine as unadulterated as possible: in neutral vessels, with all native fermentation, and no additions apart from a minimal amount of sulfur.

    Ryan started his journey with a fascination for farming; he studied plant pathology and microbiology at Texas A&M where he was able to take part in an agricultural exchange program that placed him with a small family-owned winery located in the Loire Valley. There he worked the land and learned the skills that he would take with him throughout France, New Zealand, and California .

    What began as a 100 case Chenin Blanc project has evolved into a small grape growing and winemaking operation. Ryan and his small team farm a handful of vineyards throughout Santa Barbara County while also sourcing grapes from trusted growers to produce about 1,500 cases of wine per year.

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    Unquestionably one of the most diverse grape varieties, Chenin Blanc can do it all. It shines in every style from bone dry to unctuously sweet, oaked or unoaked, still or sparkling and even as the base for fortified wines and spirits. Perhaps Chenin Blanc’s greatest asset is its ever-present acidity, maintained even under warm growing conditions. Somm Secret—Landing in South Africa in the mid 1800s, today the country has double the acreage of Chenin Blanc planted compared to France. There is also a new wave of dedicated producers committed to restoring old Chenin vines.

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    Santa Ynez Valley Wine

    Santa Barbara, California

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    Ranging from cool and foggy in the west to warm and dry in the east, the Santa Ynez Valley is a climatically diverse growing area. The most expansive AVA within the larger Santa Barbara County region, Santa Ynez is also home to a wide variety of soil types and geographical features. The appellation is further divided into four distinct sub-AVAs—Sta. Rita Hills, Ballard Canyon, Los Olivos District and Happy Canyon—each with its own defining characteristics.

    A wide selection of grapes is planted here—more than sixty different varieties, and counting. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir dominate in the chilly west, while Zinfandel, Rhône blends, and Bordeaux blends rule the arid east. Syrah is successful at both ends of the valley, with a lean and peppery, Old-World sensibility closer to the coast and lush berry fruit further inland.

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