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Farmstrong Field Claret Mendocino County

Name: Farmstrong Field Claret Mendocino County | Bine & Vine
Brand: California
Price: 24.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

$24.99

Modeled after the classic “Clairet” of Bordeaux, which were Bordeaux red blends that were more moderate in tannin, often blended with Malbec to craft a softer wine, the Farmstrong Field Claret is a field blend of grapes picked on the same day, from the same family vineyard, and then co-fermented (all fermented in the same tank together). It’s a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec & Petit Verdot from the Johnson Family Home Ranch in Ukiah, CA (johnsonfamilyranch.com).

The vineyard is farmed sustainably, and is certified Fish Friendly Farming.

After harvest, the grapes were de-stemmed, and fermented together in an open-top fermenter. The extraction from the skins was a combination of pump overs and punch downs to moderately mange the extraction of tannins and keep them in balance with the acid and flavors. The wine was pressed off from the skins after 14 days and aged for 8 months in neutral French oak barrels. Unfined, and filtered prior to bottling.

Alcohol 13.5%

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Categories: California, Carignan, Other California, Red, Region, Wine Tags: California, Farmstrong, Fruity, mendocino, Natural Wine, Red Blend, Sustainable Farming

About The Winery

A new project from winemaker Faith Armstrong Foster of Onward, Farmstrong provides an artisanal take on California table wine. Sourced entirely from sustainable, old-vine, dry-farmed vineyards, Faith is working with heritage California grape varieties to create balanced wines that evoke a true sense of old school California terroir.

Farmstrong wines that are authentic, unique, and without pretense. They also are part of bigger goal of offering wines that have also give back. All Farmstrong products are 1% for the Planet products, that give back with every purchase.

I try to bring a seasoned winemaking perspective to my wines, and strive to produce minimal intervention wines that have a character and a story to tell and that hopefully contribute to creating.

I am proud to partner with 1% for the Planet for the Farmstrong brand. I am a strong believer in pushing agriculture toward increasingly sustainability, toward a healthier future.