2023 G. frondosa
Marzae Sauvage wines are inspired by the edible flora & fauna of New England. G. frondosa (Blue Huckleberry) is perhaps one of the most uniquely “Massachusetts” fruits with its native range coincidentally quite concentrated with the state. Easily confused with wild blueberries, it’s just as tasty. There’s a bit of mimicry going on with this wine too because even though it shares many characteristics with a juicy pinot noir, or perhaps even a fruit forward Rhone blend, it is in fact made entirely of grapes better suited to our climate in the northeast! Yeah, it’d probably be delicious with some oak, but that’s not what we were going for—this is a crushable, chillable red with bright fruit, vibrant acidity, and exciting depth.
Marzae Sauvage wines are inspired by the edible flora & fauna of New England. G. frondosa (Blue Huckleberry) is perhaps one of the most uniquely “Massachusetts” fruits with its native range coincidentally quite concentrated with the state. Easily confused with wild blueberries, it’s just as tasty. There’s a bit of mimicry going on with this wine too because even though it shares many characteristics with a juicy pinot noir, or perhaps even a fruit forward Rhone blend, it is in fact made entirely of grapes better suited to our climate in the northeast! Yeah, it’d probably be delicious with some oak, but that’s not what we were going for—this is a crushable, chillable red with bright fruit, vibrant acidity, and exciting depth.
Marzae Sauvage wines are inspired by the edible flora & fauna of New England. G. frondosa (Blue Huckleberry) is perhaps one of the most uniquely “Massachusetts” fruits with its native range coincidentally quite concentrated with the state. Easily confused with wild blueberries, it’s just as tasty. There’s a bit of mimicry going on with this wine too because even though it shares many characteristics with a juicy pinot noir, or perhaps even a fruit forward Rhone blend, it is in fact made entirely of grapes better suited to our climate in the northeast! Yeah, it’d probably be delicious with some oak, but that’s not what we were going for—this is a crushable, chillable red with bright fruit, vibrant acidity, and exciting depth.
ABV: 14%
Cases Produced: 128 cases & 12 sixtels
Style: Light Chillable Red
Appearance: Pale purple
Tasting notes: Blueberry, violet, game, green peppercorn
Ingredients: 50% semi carbonic Marquette, 25% semi carbonic blaufrankisch, 25% semi carbonic Riesling
Skin contact: 1 month Marquette; 2 weeks blaufrankisch, direct press riesling
Maturation Process / Winemakers Notes: An entire stainless steel tank was filled with destemmed marquette and allowed to slowly ferment over the course of a month with a daily pump over; The blaufrankisch was destemmed and fermented in the direct press Riesling before pressing and combining the two tanks into two concrete eggs for aging. This wine was very stubborn about showing any signs of malolactic fermentation, requiring >7 months aging before sulfiting to .4ppm molecular sulfur before bottling.