2020 Meeker Pop Punk "Pet Nat" Rose of Pinot Noir

Producer: The Meeker Vineyard 
Region: Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California 
Varietal: Pinot Noir   
Year: 2020 

Winemaker Notes: 

"This is our first release of a Rose sparkling wine made naturally (French term: méthode ancestral), meaning how sparkling wine was made before disgorging became a thing.  It is called “Pet Nat”, which is short for Pétillant Natural, and it certainly is not your typical sparkling wine.  We hand-bottled the wine before it completed fermentation, which allows for its natural effervescence.  But here’s the rub, it also traps the lees from the yeast, making the wine cloud or hazy; think Hazy IPA beers or ciders for example.  The lees, which enhance flavor and aroma in the wine, tend to settle out and find their way to the bottom of the bottle.  So when you first open the cap, you will need to allow those bubbles a chance to break up the lees and the wine to return to its cloudy (preferred) state for drinking." 

Alcohol: 12.2% 

50 cases produced. 

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