Unturned Stone Bennett Valley Merlot Moonwater 2023 NO20230726 after a sharp attack

after a sharp attack

and distinctively smooth

dried herbs

About 20% of the wine sees oak

No added sulfur was used during the vinification or aging of this wine and no sugar was added during the vinification or at disgorgement

Unturned Stone Bennett Valley Merlot Moonwater 2023 NO20230726 after a sharp attackA natural Merlot from Bennett ValleySonoma County's smallest AVA, framed by Sonoma Mountain and planted on volcanic soils rich in iron and potassium. Made by Sara Morgenstern and David Rothschild, veterans of California's natural wine movement, with zero additives, native yeast, and no new oak. The fruit is harvested under a full moon, in keeping with the biodynamic influenced philosophy. This is Merlot stripped of convention: medium bodied, herb