Folk Machine Clarskburg Chenin Blanc Merritt Island Vineyard 2025 NO20230614 a half-hectare of 1999 bushvines

a half-hectare of 1999 bushvines planted in high-density treinspoor format produces this extraordinary cool-climate Syrah

juicier personality

Planted in 2019 on iron-rich volcanic soils and barrel-fermented with wild yeasts in 53% new oak

It pairs beautifully with oysters

where own-rooted Wente-clone vines were planted in 1971

Folk Machine Clarskburg Chenin Blanc Merritt Island Vineyard 2025 NO20230614 a half-hectare of 1999 bushvinesChenin Blanc from the organic Wilson Vineyard on Merritt Island, a low lying patch in the Sacramento Delta where the river breezes hold acidity high. Inspired by the Loire, Kenny ferments unhanded native yeasts, no commercial additives in a mix of stainless and concrete egg. The wine leans on the austere, almost reductive side, with texture and tension doing the heavy lifting rather than ripe fruit. Now in its sixth plus vintage from the site, it has