Forlorn Hope Queen of the Sierra Calaveras Co. Estate Red Wine 2023 NO20230719 fermented with native yeasts and

fermented with native yeasts and aged in stainless steel and concrete without fining or filtering

The name stuck

old barrels

It sees a few days of cold soak prior to native fermentation

Bottled at 55% ABV

Forlorn Hope Queen of the Sierra Calaveras Co. Estate Red Wine 2023 NO20230719 fermented with native yeasts andThe 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