Wavy Wines California Piquette Red 2021
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| Management number | 253563272 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$11.60 | Model Number | 253563272 | ||
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Piquette is an ancient technique: after free-run juice is drained from fermented grape skins, water is added back to the pomace and fermentation continues. For this 2021 red, Wavy Wines drained the tanks of their "Super Californian" co-fermentation — a blend of Barbera, Freisa, Merlot, Mourvedre, Sagrantino, Cabernet Franc, and Grenache sourced from San Benito County — then rehydrated the solids and let fermentation run a few more days before pressing. The result comes in at 8.52% ABV with a total acidity of 4.95 g/L and a pH of 3.67.
San Benito County sits within California's Central Coast AVA. The region's climate is moderated by Pacific Ocean breezes that flow through gaps in the Gabilan Mountains, and vineyards range from around 1,000 to over 2,200 feet in elevation. Soils shift from granite to limestone across short distances due to seismic activity along the San Andreas Fault. The grapes for this wine come from practicing organic vineyards in the county.
The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered, under crown cap, with 20ppm added SO2. Fermentation used only native ambient yeast. The extended pomace contact during re-fermentation pulls additional tannin and acid from the skins, keeping the wine lively despite its low alcohol. It's a genuinely low-waste approach: the same grapes pull double duty across two wines.
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