Christian Binner "Si Rose" NV

Christian Binner "Si Rose" NV75% Gewurztraminer and 25% Pinot Gris, it's a NV blend of 30% 2017 and 70% 2018. The 2017 is 8 months of skin contact, and the 2018 is just 8 days. The aromas will immediately remind Swick fans of the "Only Zuul" but the palate is quite different. Where "Zuul" is all about freshness fleeting beauty, the "Si Rose" is more spicy and textured. Dried apricot and orange zest with turmeric tea notes and cinnamon y texture. This is that rare combination of

She produced her first batch of wines in 2018

Importer Savio Soares pushed him to make this wine with no additives or adjustments other than ground chestnut flowers (an old homeopathic method) to help stabilize the wine

They are rich

dark undertones to provide balance

chiefly by the fact that they were first to plant and make wines from Tannat

and no sulfites are added

No sulfur added this vintage

This is that rare combination of wild refreshment with serious complexity

Nevado was bottled En Rama and will gain in complexity with bottle age

Craig makes several passes through this vineyard during harvest season - some for acidity

so to speak

sweeter apples to balance the intensity of the others