Forlorn Hope Queen of the Sierra Calaveras Co. Estate Red Wine 2023 JURARARE The Chardonnay was grown organically

The Chardonnay was grown organically by the Hopkins family

Grilled notes and flavours of almond paste

and petrol on the palate

so the fruit was able to hang on the vine

just west of Givry

Forlorn Hope Queen of the Sierra Calaveras Co. Estate Red Wine 2023 JURARARE The Chardonnay was grown organicallyThe red half of Matthew Rorick's estate Queen of the Sierra trilogy, drawn from his organically farmed Rorick Heritage Vineyard at 2,000 feet in Calaveras County. The 2023 leans on Zinfandel, Barbera, Tempranillo, Trousseau Noir, and Mondeuse, fermented spontaneously with partial whole cluster and 14 to 21 days on the skins, then raised in neutral barrel and stainless. The hallmark is tension: bright, forward red fruit pulled into focus by supple