Folk Machine Clarskburg Chenin Blanc Merritt Island Vineyard 2025 SPCALIFORNIA then spends over a year

then spends over a year on the lees to pick up some depth

Raphael Bereche is among the most obsessive vignerons in the region

given lift and transparency by traditional semi-carbonic fermentation

This is a masterpiece

the climate at Manchester Ridge Vineyard is by far the most challenging of all of our vineyards we work with but the rewards are amongst the greatest

Folk Machine Clarskburg Chenin Blanc Merritt Island Vineyard 2025 SPCALIFORNIA then spends over a yearChenin Blanc from the organic Wilson Vineyard on Merritt Island, a low lying patch in the Sacramento Delta where the river breezes hold acidity high. Inspired by the Loire, Kenny ferments unhanded native yeasts, no commercial additives in a mix of stainless and concrete egg. The wine leans on the austere, almost reductive side, with texture and tension doing the heavy lifting rather than ripe fruit. Now in its sixth plus vintage from the site, it has