Stagiaire Wine Sprinkles on Top 2021
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| Management number | 253691511 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$16.40 | Model Number | 253691511 | ||
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Sprinkles on Top is a co-fermented field blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Brent Mayeaux's Summit vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA. The Chardonnay and a portion of Pinot Noir were both left whole cluster, with direct-pressed Pinot Noir juice poured over the top and the entire mass left to infuse for four weeks. Mayeaux has used this whole-cluster-plus-juice method since his first vintage in 2018. The 2021 vintage pushed the maceration further than the 2020 because the site was free of the wildfire smoke that constrained the prior year.
The 2021 growing season at the Summit site was marked by severe drought, which produced sluggish, low-sugar fermentations. The resulting wine is taut and high-strung, with lifted, volatile aromatics that add intensity without tipping into flaw territory for most palates. It is made without added sulfites or any other cellar additions, following Mayeaux's zero-zero approach.
The Summit vineyard sits in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, a cool, high-elevation appellation whose boundaries are defined by elevation and the marine fog line. The coastal influence from the Pacific and Monterey Bay keeps the growing season long and cool, preserving natural acidity in both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Thin, infertile mountain soils push low yields and concentrated fruit.
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