PINOT GRIS Qvevri 2014 (Domaine Laurent Bannwarth)

HARVEST: Manual.

SORTING: At the winery.

WINEMAKING: Crafted in buried 1,500-liter Dolia (amphorae).

• Whole clusters are gently pressed using a pneumatic press, with the free-run juice flowing directly into the Qvevri.
  
  
• The pomace from the press (stems + skins) is collected in a large mesh bag and immersed into the free-run juice contained within the Qvevri.
  
  
• The Qvevri is sealed with a glass lid for 6 months. Fermentations take place spontaneously driven by indigenous yeasts.
  
  
• After the 6-month period, the bag of pomace is removed, the wine is racked into a clean Qvevri and topped up (ouillé) with a young wine of identical quality for a 4-month aging period.
  
  

BOTTLING: Without fining, filtration, or added sulfites.

CLOSURE: Natural cork.

NOTE: As with all wines vinified in Qvevris without fining or filtration, the liquid may appear slightly cloudy in the glass. The color, initially orange, will deepen over 24 hours after opening due to natural oxygenation. This is a completely normal phenomenon, characteristic of the most natural wines possible.