Martha Stoumen Post Flirtation Red 2022
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| Management number | 253563645 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$14.80 | Model Number | 253563645 | ||
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Post Flirtation Red is Martha Stoumen's signature California blend, built from four vineyards across two counties. The 2022 is 62% Zinfandel, 34% Carignan, 3% Pinot Noir, and 1% Petite Sirah. The Zinfandel comes from the Del Barba Vineyard in Oakley, Contra Costa County, where own-rooted, head-trained vines grow in deep Delhi blow sand — decomposed granite that resists phylloxera, wicks moisture, and forces deep root development. The Carignan and additional Zinfandel come from the Ricetti Vineyard in Redwood Valley, Mendocino County, planted in 1948, certified organic, farmed on gravelly loam soils. Pinot Noir is sourced from Hawkeye Ranch, also in Redwood Valley, and Petite Sirah from Bricarelli Ranch in Ukiah — both certified organic or farmed to organic standards.
Each variety is fermented separately with 100% native yeasts. The Zinfandel is 95% destemmed with 5% whole cluster; the Carignan, Pinot Noir, and Petite Sirah all go in as 100% whole cluster. After fermentation, the wines are aged six months in a mix of stainless steel and neutral oak barrique before blending. The wine is unfined and lightly filtered.
The nose leans toward hibiscus, rhubarb, and pomegranate with a hint of baking spice from the Zinfandel and a savory, chaparral-like quality from the Carignan. On the palate it is medium-bodied with lively acidity, soft tannins, and the kind of freshness that makes it easy to serve slightly chilled. At 12.5% ABV, it sits lighter than most California reds from these varieties.
Martha Stoumen founded her label in 2014 in Sonoma County and works out of shared facilities in Sebastopol and Sonoma, CA. She holds an M.S. in Viticulture and Enology from UC Davis and apprenticed at estates including COS in Sicily, Heymann-Löwenstein in the Mosel, Domaine Léon Barral in Faugères, and Broc Cellars in Berkeley, where her affinity for old-vine Zinfandel developed.
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