Folk Machine Clarskburg Chenin Blanc Merritt Island Vineyard 2025 NO20230614 Tintilla de Rota was nearly

Tintilla de Rota was nearly extinct

and 15% Chardonnay

Julia is the Pinot Noir Cameron makes for the family

It pairs beautifully with oysters

A long-haul Grand Cru white that should reward a decade or more of cellar patience

Folk Machine Clarskburg Chenin Blanc Merritt Island Vineyard 2025 NO20230614 Tintilla de Rota was nearlyChenin Blanc from the organic Wilson Vineyard on Merritt Island, a low lying patch in the Sacramento Delta where the river breezes hold acidity high. Inspired by the Loire, Kenny ferments unhanded native yeasts, no commercial additives in a mix of stainless and concrete egg. The wine leans on the austere, almost reductive side, with texture and tension doing the heavy lifting rather than ripe fruit. Now in its sixth plus vintage from the site, it has