Our 2022 Red Table Wine is dominated by Barbera from the Madhavan Vineyard on Moon Mountain. In an effort to soften the acidity, we added 10% Merlot from the Pickberry Vineyard on Sonoma Mountain. As we continue to evolve our portfolio, our plan is to bottle all future Italian varietals under the DORIS label. All fermentations went off spontaneously in open-top stainless-steel fermenters. Both the Barbera and the Merlot were aged in varying sizes of neutral oak barrels. The finished wine is definitely Barbera; red-fruited, savory aromatics with a tart backbone of acidity. The Merlot brings Pickberry’s classic blue fruit profile along with its signature menthol to the nose while softening the Barbera’s sharpness. 

rhubarb, blueberry, fines herbs