Stolpman Vineyards
Ballard Canyon
2021

80% Trousseau / 20% Mondeuse
460 case production 

BACKGROUND
Pete Stolpman and Rajat Parr’s Esoteric Partnership “Combe” means a “small sheltered valley within a vineyard” in French.

When Rajat Parr began making Sandhi Chardonnay alongside Stolpman in the Lompoc Wine Ghetto back in 2010, he immediately started a campaign to plant Trousseau on Stolpman’s Ballard Canyon Limestone soils.  Vignerons in Jura seek out Limestone for their Trousseau plantings, and Rajat theorized that Trousseau, a varietal that often has difficulty achieving ripeness, would flourish in the sunny, arid Ballard Canyon wind tunnel.  

VINEYARD
Components : Block 3 Trousseau / Block 4 Mondeuse
Harvest Date : September 15, 2021

WINERY
Vinification : Crushed then gently pressed
Vatting/Fermentation : Stainless Steel until 1.2 Brix, then bottled and sealed under crown-cap
Cooperages & Elevage : Disgorged in late March 2022

SENSORY
Vibrant, glowing pink and peach hue.  Fine but robust bubble.  Fresh tropical fruits and high-toned, energetic red fruit.  Steely and lean, yet chalky with a subtle, lingering richness.  Buzzy, fizzy splendor from the mid-palate through to long after swallowing.  More coating with bigger fruit than ever before.  A full, fleshy sparkling wine, the best Combe Pet’nat to date.  Berry parfait in a glass!

11.5% Alc by Vol