2020 | Inconnu Rose | Sierra Foothills Loacker Valdifalco Ishikawa’s 17th century Kutani Yaki

Ishikawa’s 17th century Kutani Yaki porcelain artwork gracing this bottle helps tell the story that this sake has been made with local ingredients only

It’s crisp and fresh with a vivid and vibrant finish

Plenty of spicy

Natural fermentation begins in stainless steel and lasts for about one month with daily pump-overs

green herbs

2020 | Inconnu Rose | Sierra Foothills Loacker Valdifalco Ishikawa’s 17th century Kutani YakiProduced from Merlot grapes that would normally have gone into the Kitsune, Laura elected to harvest the grapes early to avoid the devastating smoke that would envelope the area just days later. The resulting wine turned out to be anything but a turn and burn ros destined to be drunk soon after bottling. She devoted 12 months of barrel aging to this wine which deserved so much more attention than your typical iced, early drinking ros.