Carboniste 2023 Sparkling Albariño

A light and fresh sparkling wine with notes of gooseberry, kumquat and stone fruit blossom.

Whole-cluster pressed and fermented in tank with native yeast for 3 weeks. Fermentation sediment was kept with the wine until bottling without the addition of sulfur dioxide or the presence of malolactic fermentation. Aged 4 months in bottle and capped after a light dosage.

Gomes Vineyard has deep, rich soil, well fed from the Sacramento River. It is dry farmed without cultivation and is transitioning to organic farming certification.

Variety: 100% Albariño
Vineyard: Gomes Vineyard
Location: Andros Island, California
Alcohol: 12%