2025 Pax "Helios" Chenin Blanc, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE 100% Chenin Blanc sourced from 50% Lyman Ranch (Amador County), 33% Marine Terraces (Santa Cruz Mountains), 17% Alder Springs Vineyard (Laytonville). Vines are grown in a mix of red granite, decomposed sandstone, clay, and gravelly loam soils. 100% Whole Cluster Pressed with indigenous yeast fermentation, then aged 7 months in elevage in Austrian & French Oak 500L Puncheons and Stainless Steel Barrels. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Pax and Pam

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640 ft) elevation

The name "Combottes" is a diminutive of "combe"

we used a combination of optical and hand sorting of the berries before gravity filling the fermentation tanks

Grapes are hand harvested from vineyards planted in deep

joined to create a range of sparkling wines

this wine showcases the best of their vineyard's fruit

The 2019 vintage was beautifully reminiscent of the classic vintages of northern Europe

very minimal débourbage

In Ribeira Sacra

one of the most revered oenologists in the history of Jerez

A benchmark producer of Chassagne