Monte Rio Sangiovese ‘Rivers Edge’ Lodi 2022 (750 ml)

Winemaker: Patrick CappielloAppellation: LodiVarietals: 20 year old Sangiovese Vineyard: River’s Edge Winemaking: 100% whole cluster Semi-Carbonic Maceration for 10 days in stainless steel. Pressed into a combination of concrete and stainless steel tanks for 9 days. When fermentation was finished the wines were transferred to 8 year old French oak barrels. Natural yeast fermentation. Farming: Biodynamic Aging: 10 months old wood barrels ABV: 12.5% Production: 600 cases of 750ml and 160 case of 1.5L Fiascos River's Edge Vineyard (named for its proximity to the Mokelumne River) is a biodynamically farmed site in the Clements Hills aub-AVA. The Sangiovese vines at River's Edge were planted in the early 2000's in deep, sandy soils. The wine was fermented semi-carbonically in stainless steel for 10-days before pressing to a mix of concrete and stainless steel to complete fermentation. Matured in neutral oak barrels for 10-months before bottling, unfined and unfiltered. Mr. Cappiello got hi