Drosophila 2020 Red Blend, Mexico

This wine is a blend of 42% Cabernet Franc from Rancho Raygoza in San Vicente Valley, 27% Lambrusca di Alessandria from Viñas Pasini in San Antonio de las Minas, 18% Nebbiolo and 13% Grenache from Malagon Vineyards in Guadalupe Valley. Each grape variety was picked, vinified and aged separately. 50% of the blend is vinified in Flex Tank open vats, 25% in stainless steel tanks and 25% in open top oak barrels. Grenache and Nebbiolo grapes were not crushed. The fermentation occurred with native yeasts and No-Saccharomyces strains. Cabernet Franc and Lambrusca di Alessandria grapes were macerated for a longer period. Each batch was slowly pressed in a wooden hydraulic press. The wine was then racked in oak barrels where the malolactic fermentation was carried out. The wine remained in oak barrels and matured there for 12 months. After it was blended, refined and bottled. Only 200 cases were produced.