Fine Disregard, Mataro Pato Vineyard, 2018 SPAINTCOUNT0528 fermented with spontaneous wild yeast

fermented with spontaneous wild yeast in barrels that receive judicious new oak treatment

A Champagne that feels layered like a fine Jura white or aged sherry—brioche

and the results were so good that he's bottled these sister Chardonnays ever since

made from the aromatic Malvasia that La Palma is historically famous for

Fine Disregard, Mataro Pato Vineyard, 2018 SPAINTCOUNT0528 fermented with spontaneous wild yeastMataro is the old California name for Mourvedre, and the Pato Vineyard grows it in pure, beach like sand near the California Delta from centenarian vines planted before Prohibition. Fine Disregard, the minimalist project of Mike Schieffelin and Kara Marden, works these ancient vines with native yeast ferments and neutral vessels, letting the site's savory character lead. The sandy soils and old vines give a wine of real textural density and grip.