Rising Bad Earth Petillant Naturel 750 ml

Now, if this isn't a happy wine, we have no freaking idea what is —it's pure, unadulterated fizzy joy. A sparkling citrusy, lemongrass-y drink with Vietnamese mint leaf, some sweet yeasty bread dough characters - contributing a sweet yeastiness. A faint lick of guava on a palate dominated by fresh pear and lemon/ lime Splice; the mousse is creamy, the acid refreshing. If sherbet were a drink, this would be da Sherbet bomb. Although six blocks at the Rising vineyard contributed fruit to this wine, there were only three ferments – Gewurztraminer/Chardonnay, Savagnin/Chardonnay and Semillon/Sauvignon blanc (three field blends in one wine!). The four weeks between the first of these picks and the last, gave the first two batches time to ferment to dryness and settle somewhat before blending. All the batches were barrel fermented before being blended in tank. The Semillon/Sauv blanc which was last to be picked, was blended with the other batches prior to the completion of primary ferment, thus contributing residual sugar to the blend. The wine completed ferment in bottle to create pure, fizzy deliciousness.