{"product_id":"rzn-wines-tres-hermanas-vineyard-chenin-blanc-santa-barbara-county-ca-2021","title":"RZN Wines - 'Tres Hermanas Vineyard' - Chenin Blanc - Santa Barbara County, CA - 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage:\u003cbr\u003eOverall we saw a cool and longer growing season than last vintage, which ran until early October. With the cooler overall temps for the region the grapes got to hang for an extra 3 weeks compared to 2020. But still very little rain gave us a little more concentration of the fruit.\u003cbr\u003eThe Process:\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 four barrels down to three. From here we top every two weeks and let the wine evolve. After 4 months, we add a small amount of Sulfur to freeze the Chenin in time. This will stop\/ slow down the oxidation of the wine and let it evolve just a bit more in barrel up until bottling. After being in barrel for 7 months, we rack the wine to tank and bottle unfined and unfiltered.\u003cbr\u003eThe Wine:\u003cbr\u003eSmelly Smell- Lemon Rind, Zippy Mandarin, Citrus Tart\u003cbr\u003eTasty Taste- Laser Beams, Limed-Stones, Apricot Pit\u003cbr\u003eAdditional Notes:\u003cbr\u003e24 cases produced\u003cbr\u003eSmall amounts of Sulfur was added at month 5, 6, 7 and just before bottling\u003cbr\u003eNo stirring of the barrels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"minimal-intervention-winemaking-less-is-more\"\u003eMinimal Intervention Winemaking - Less Is More\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe RZN (reason) Wines name sake comes from two different aspects: The first is simple, each of our family's first names:\u003cbr\u003eRachelle Axline\u003cbr\u003eZane Axline\u003cbr\u003eNate Axline\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second part comes from my (Nate's) passion for skateboarding.\u003cbr\u003eIt was one of those things the parents thought I would grow out of, but it just never stopped.\u003cbr\u003eSo coming up with a name, it was a no brainer, put my most passionate things together...\u003cbr\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Skateboarding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur goal at RZN (reason) is very simple,\u003cbr\u003eLess Is More.\u003cbr\u003eWe want to showcase the amazing nuances that nine grapes have to offer and do it by doing less.\u003cbr\u003eLess chemicals in the vineyard, less additions in the winery,\u003cbr\u003eless manipulation on all fronts.\u003cbr\u003eOther than wine, we also try do our best to practice\u003cbr\u003eLess Is More in our everyday life.\u003cbr\u003eBy applying this idea to our life, we hope future generations will get to enjoy everything we do today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Satellite SB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43525309399291,"sku":"00073502","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/3655\/6193\/products\/22dc0a86e1ccd042ad5239f76899a22b.jpg?v=1661300513","url":"https:\/\/satellitesb.com\/products\/rzn-wines-tres-hermanas-vineyard-chenin-blanc-santa-barbara-county-ca-2021","provider":"Satellite SB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}