RZN Wines - Chenin Blanc & Sauvignon Blanc - Santa Barbara County, CA - 2021
Regular price $32.00
Unit price per
Special Orders
Want more than we have in stock? Get yourself a larger allocation! 2-case minimum applies in most cases. Availability, pricing and any discount are confirmed individually and may differ between retail, case and club price.
Submitting a request does not guarantee an order. When we receive your request we will check with our suppliers and confirm availability, price and any discount with you before anything is charged.
Request a Case OrderThe Vintage:
We had a pretty mellow and cool growing season, with very little to almost no rain. Chenin was harvested on October 5th, coming in at 19.8 brix. Sauvignon Blanc was harvested on September 16th, coming in at 21.4 Brix.
The Process:
The grapes were hand harvested at night and brought to the winery in the early morning. We dump the fruit into the bladder press and run the press cycle for about 3 hours. The pressed juice is pumped directly to a steel tank and settles for two days. It is racked to neutral French oak barrels for fermentation. We let the juice naturally ferment over the course of 5-6 weeks. Around the three week mark, we consolidate the juice to fill up the slated barrels. From here we top every two weeks and let the wine evolve. We add very small amounts of sulfur to give some age-ability and focus to the wine. The wine is then racked to tank and bottled unfined and unfiltered.
The Wine:
Smelly Smell- Prickly Pear, Orange Blossom, Lemon Twist
Tasty Taste- Nectarine, Lemon Zest, River Rocks (go lick one and you'll know)
Additional Notes:
45 cases produced
Both varietals were vilified and aged separately prior to bottling
Small amounts Sulfur was added at month 5, 6, 7 and just before bottling
No stirring of the barrels
Minimal Intervention Winemaking - Less Is More
Alc. 11.5 % by vol.
The RZN (reason) Wines name sake comes from two different aspects: The first is simple, each of our family's first names:
Rachelle Axline
Zane Axline
Nate Axline
The second part comes from my (Nate's) passion for skateboarding.
It was one of those things the parents thought I would grow out of, but it just never stopped.
So coming up with a name, it was a no brainer, put my most passionate things together...
Family & Skateboarding
Our goal at RZN (reason) is very simple,
Less Is More.
We want to showcase the amazing nuances that nine grapes have to offer and do it by doing less.
Less chemicals in the vineyard, less additions in the winery,
less manipulation on all fronts.
Other than wine, we also try do our best to practice
Less Is More in our everyday life.
By applying this idea to our life, we hope future generations will get to enjoy everything we do today.