Made from old vine Valdiguie grapes (famously mistaken for Gamay for decades in Napa) from Rancho Chimiles, this traditional method sparkling wine keeps Valdiguie's fruitiness and gains added complexity and autolytic character from the time on the lees.

Origin: Napa Valley, CA
ABV: 0.13
USNW Classification: Natural w/ dosage
Varietal & Type: Valdiguie
Vintage: 2019

Tasting Notes

Current, white pepper, red cherries

Vineyards

Terry Wilson's Rancho Chimiles vineyard. Organic

About the Winemaker

Cruse Wine Co. was an opportunity for Michael to showcase fruit driven and satisfying wines that are pleasurable, but seriously balanced and unapologetically California. The North Coast is near and dear to Michael, so he chose to focus on sites within the Napa Valley and Sonoma County to create his special wines. The one thing he didn’t want to do was to create another Pinot Noir or Cabernet, instead he found inspiration in varieties such as Valdiguie, Tannant, Carignan and St Laurent. The flagship wine of Cruse Wine Co. is the red blend Monkey Jacket (the name inspired by an old, British sailor song). This wine embodies all the things Cruse Wine Co. is meant to be, as it’s a blend of Valdiguie, Carignan, Tannat, St Laurent and mixed field blend reds and provides incredible drinkability with brightness and ample structure. In addition to Monkey Jacket, Michael also makes small lots of single vineyard varietal wines from Valdiguie, Tannant, Syrah, Carignan and Chardonnay.

Shipping Details

US Natural Wine ships once a week, every Wednesday. All orders should be placed by Tuesday at 10am in order to be picked up from our distributors and out on Wednesday's delivery truck. Shipping cost is 30 bucks a box (up to 12 bottl