Stagiaire Wine Let's Get Fizzical 2020
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| Management number | 253563454 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$15.60 | Model Number | 253563454 | ||
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Let's Get Fizzical 2020 is a pét-nat from Brent Mayeaux of Stagiaire Wine, made from nearly equal parts Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc sourced from Lolonis Vineyard in Redwood Valley, Mendocino County. The vines were planted in 1944 and 1945, are head-trained and dry-farmed on red clay soils laced with fist-sized rocks at roughly 800 feet elevation. The vineyard has been certified organic since its earliest decades and is among the oldest known Sauvignon Blanc plantings in California.
The 2020 vintage came in exceptionally early. Mayeaux sampled the Sauvignon Blanc at 22 brix — the same ripeness level he had picked at the prior year — but arrived a full month ahead of schedule. He was among the first to pick that season, a sharp contrast to 2019 when he was among the last. The wine is made with zero sulfur added and no other additions or removals, in keeping with his zero-zero approach.
As a pét-nat, the wine completes its fermentation in bottle, producing a low, gentle fizz. Mayeaux bottles at approximately 1 brix residual sugar and disgorges before release so the bubbles stay in the glass rather than the bottle neck. Expect bright citrus and orchard fruit from the old-vine Chardonnay, with the Sauvignon Blanc adding tension and a lightly herbal edge.
Stagiaire Wine is produced on Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay. Production is minuscule and the wines are released in limited quantities through Mayeaux's mailing list and select retailers.
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