2022 Stirm Wine Co. Cabernet Pfeffer, San Benito County, USA Auvergne 2017 Markus Altenburger

2017 Markus Altenburger

this comes off a certified organic vineyard (planted in 1945) and harvest is all manual

Exclusively matured in Japanese Mizunara Oak

000 were carbonically macerated and the rest fermented in stainless

lingering finish

2022 Stirm Wine Co. Cabernet Pfeffer, San Benito County, USA Auvergne 2017 Markus AltenburgerRon Siletto, a longtime icon of San Benito Viticulture, is the primary source of Cabernet Pfeffer in San Benito County, where the variety is grown, and nowhere else in the world. In France its known as Mourtaou Mancin, an old variety from Bordeaux. There are less than 10 acres of it in the world. The grapes were picked by hand on September 24th, 2021. At the winery the grapes were given 15 days of whole cluster maceration in redwood fermenters to