Tessier Pet Nat Sparkling Pinot Noir Rosé 2022 (750 ml)

Rosé of Pinot Noir from Christie Vineyard in Santa Cruz Mountains. Foot trampled and left for 12 hours on the skins, then pressed, fermented and aged in stainless steel. Hearty pink color, lilly, raspberry,  strawberry cotton candy aromatics.  Racy acidity and wet stone on the finish. Grape: Pinot Noir Vineyard: Christie  Location: Santa Cruz Mountains Alcohol: 11.3% ABV Total Production: 75 cases  ________________________ Kristie Tacey, winemaker and founder of Tessier Winery, is a scientist turned winemaker. A former published research scientist who studied protein pathways, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area from her native Michigan to pursue a career in biotechnology, which included working on the Human Genome Project. Kristie eventually came to realize that winemaking was her true calling and after working as operations manager and assistant winemaker at an award-winning East Bay winery, she started Tessier in 2009. Tessier is the result of Kristie’s passion for the art and