Estate Love You Bunches 2023

LIMITED EDITION! Carbonic Sangiovese
We began producing Carbonic Sangiovese back in 2013.  Even with the geeky label “Stolpman Vineyards Carbonic Fermentation Sangiovese” people loved the wine, especially us.  In 2016, we rebranded the cuvee with Ruben’s handwriting “Love You Bunches”.  With the cute label to match the fun, fresh wine, we created a monster and we asked Ruben to plant more Sangiovese on his other vineyards for us.  Today, Love You Bunches is one of our top-selling wines throughout the world.
In 2023, we took the wine back to its roots and bottled just a small lot from Estate grapes only.  We differentiated the wine with a clear bottle, to show off the vibrant, bright red hue, and it is labeled Ballard Canyon rather than Santa Barbara County.  This wine will only be available to our club members and via our Fresh Garage tasting room in Los Olivos.

Healthy late season rains pushed back bud-break and the growing season by 3-4 weeks.  We escaped the summer without any extreme heat events that would have accelerated ripening.  A moderate, evenly warm October turned out to be the saving grace in 2023, and the Sangiovese slowly hit optimal ripeness throughout the month.
Bright vibrant red, high toned with an exciting verve.  Rhubarb and cranberry riding a fiery red rocket through the mouth, with a crackling flame of energy behind it.  Racy and tart, mashable to the max, with firm tannin beckoning for Asian spice or a pizza!