COUNTRY :
United States
REGION :
Mendocino County
PRODUCTION :
Rosalind Reynolds
Rosalind Reynolds farms grapes organically and makes wine without additives.
She work within a likeminded community of grape-growers and winemakers in Northern California at the PAX facility including beloved Martha Stoumen, Patrick Cappiello, and Pax and Pamela Mahle. 2018 marked the first year Rosalind set out to create something of her own, albeit with the welcome support of the talented people who surround her.
Wine, at its core, is about community. Countless hands are involved in every glass you drink – the growers who planted cuttings three generations ago; the field workers who prune the vines in winter, tend them throughout the year and pick the grapes come autumn; the winemakers and interns who footstomp those grapes, forklift bins of fermenting fruit from tank to press, and fill barrels with wine to rest before bottling; and the distributors, restaurateurs, and sommeliers who help bring that bottle to you. An incredible amount of labor and love goes into filling a glass with wine, and Rosalind is constantly reminded of and grateful for the community who makes all of it possible. She could not do this alone, nor would she want to.
Similarly, at the end of the day, wine should be enjoyed with your own community of friends and family. Rosalind aims to make fresh, bright wines that taste good, encourage thoughtful discussion, and ultimately bring people together.
“Enhorabuena”
Region: Redwood Valley, Mendocino, CA
Grape: Carignan
Vineyard: Ricetti
Soil: gravelly loam
Farming: organic, dry farmed
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, settled over night, racked into stainless steel
Aging: neutral oak barriques and one small concrete egg
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 10ppm at bottling
“Amando El Sol”
Region: Redwood Valley, Russian River Valley
Grape: 70% Colombard, 30% Chardonnay
Vineyard: Ricetti (Colombard), Bazzano (Chardonnay)
Soil: gravelly loam (Ricetti), sandy loam (Bazzano)
Farming: organic, dry farmed
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: Colombard — direct press, settled overnight, racked off gross lees into stainless steel. Chardonnay — direct press, settled overnight, racked off gross lees into concrete egg and neutral oak barriques. The wines were blended just before bottling.
Aging: Colombard — neutral oak barriques and concrete egg for 6 months. Chardonnay — neutral oak barriques for 7 months.
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 15ppm at bottling
“Summer Will Wake”
Region: Redwood Valley, Mendocino
Grape: Valdigue
Vineyard: Ricetti
Soil: gravelly loam
Farming: organic, dry farmed
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: Foot-crushed and left to ferment for 10 days, pressed, fermentation in stainless
Aging: in neutral barrique for 5 months
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Good Oeuf” NV
Region: Russian River Valley, CA
Grape: Syrah, Merlot
Vineyard: Falcon Lane and Nakai. Falcon lane is a small backyard Syrah vineyard that Rosalind has been rehabilitating for three years.
Farming: organic, dry farmed
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: Carbonic syrah foot-crushed after 5 days, left on skins and stems for another 5 days, pressed, finished fermentation in stainless steel. Carbonic Merlot pressed after 5 days (no foot crushing). The single barrels of 2022 Syrah and 2021 Merlot were blended just before bottling.
Aging: Syrah in neutral barrique for 6 months, Merlot in neutral barrique for 17 months.
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 15 mg/l
“Pink lemonade”
Region: Redwood Valley, Mendocino
Grape: Abouriou, Colombard, Carignan, Valdiguié, Zinfandel
Vineyard Size:
Soil: loam
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: organic, dry farmed
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: blend: co-fermented on skins with indigenous yeasts for a week, pressed in stainless steel tanks ; 5 days carbonic fermentation with indigenous yeasts, pressed in stainless steel tanks
Aging: in neutral barrique
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 15 mg/l
“Olivia”
Region: Redwood Valley, Mendocino
Grape: Valdiguié
Vineyard Size:
Soil: loam
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: organic, dry farmed
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: foot crushed, 8 days fermentation on the skins with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel
Aging: in neutral oak barrique
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Qu’est-ce que signifie éphémère? “
Region: Amador County
Grape: Grenache
Vineyard Size:
Soil: loam
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: organic, dry farmed
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: foot crushed, 8 days fermentation on the skins with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel
Aging: in neutral wood puncheon
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Enhorabuena”
Region: Redwood Valley, Mendocino
Grape: Carignan
Vineyard Size:
Soil: loam
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: organic, dry farmed
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: blend :8 days maceration on skin, spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts ; 10 days carbonic fermentation and 15 days in stainless steel
Aging: in neutral oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 15 mg/l
“tell your sister i say hi”
Region: Mendocino
Grape: Muscat Vert
Vineyard Size:
Soil:
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: 6 day maceration, spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel and neutral oak with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermentation
Aging: in neutral oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“what happens next?”
Region: Mendocino
Grape: Merlot
Vineyard Size:
Soil:
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: pigéage, 7 day maceration, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermenation
Aging: in neutral oak, sur lie
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“maryjane madeline”
Region: Mendocino
Grape: Carignan
Vineyard Size:
Soil: loam
Average Age of Vines: 73 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: 50% direct press, 50% whole cluster, 7 day maceration, spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 5 months in neutral oak, sur lie
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 20 mg/L
“lillian ruth”
Region: Mendocino
Grape: Zinfandel
Vineyard Size:
Soil: loam
Average Age of Vines: 13 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: pigéage, 2 day maceration, spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel and polyethylene
Aging: 5 months in neutral oak, sur lie
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02:
“amando el sol”
Region: Mendocino
Grape: Colombard
Vineyard Size:
Soil: loam
Average Age of Vines: 73 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: direct press, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak and concrete eggs
Aging: 5 months in neutral oak, sur lie
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: