2022 Frenchtown Farms Pearl Thief White

A blend from Renaissance Vineyard in Yuba County combining Sauvignon Blanc and Roussanne or Semillon, depending on vintage. For the 2022 vintage, the blend is 50% Sauvignon Blanc and 50% Semillon. Sauvignon Blanc is harvested in early August and undergoes 5-day skin contact before pressing at first signs of fermentation. Roussanne or Semillon is harvested in early September with 1-2 days skin contact, then pressed into stainless steel to complete fermentation. The juices are combined, homogenized, and aged for 6-11 months in neutral French oak puncheons and barrels. Made with whole-cluster, foot-stomped fruit, native fermentation in open-top tanks, and minimal intervention with no racking, fining, or filtering except small SO2 addition at bottling.