Wonderwerk 2022 Juicy Fruit

67% Montepulciano (Carbonic) Marsh Creek Vineyard (Contra Costa County AVA / Brentwood, CA)

33% Malvasia Bianca (Skin-Fermented) Loma del Rio (Monterey County AVA / King City, CA)

Juicy Fruit is a chillable red wine featuring a duo of carbonic-macerated Montepulciano and skin-fermented Malvasia Bianca. Malvasia Bianca was one of the biggest storylines for the Wonderwerk 2022 vintage. This super-aromatic white grape has brought so much juicy terpene-laden flavor and aroma to our lineup this year; you’ve enjoyed our Malvasia as a minor component in Bustin’ Loose and Born Slippy. Juicy Fruit showcases this wonder-grape with even greater focus. This wine has the soul of a cherry cooler spiked with breezy rum punch. Juicy Fruit is a collaboration between Wonderwerk and Andre Power, the globe-trotting DJ, co-founder of Soulection, and founder of LINK UP WORLDWIDE. 

Montepulciano underwent 2 weeks of carbonic maceration and emerged with nearly fully intact berries at the bottom of the tank under several tons of pressure from above, indicating a nearly fully-carbonic maceration and lending a strong carbonic character to the wine. Montepulciano was pressed to tank, fermented to dryness, and settled before racking to neutral oak barrels. The wine was aged in barrel for 8 months before blending with Malvasia Bianca. Malvasia Bianca was fermented on skins for 2 weeks and pressed to tank, settled, and then racked to neutral oak barrels. The wine was aged in barrel for 8 months before blending with Montepulciano. All barrel lots had 22 ppm sulfur added as KMBS during elevage and 10 ppm of sulfur as KMBS was added at bottling.

arsh Creek Vineyard is a sustainably farmed vineyard at the heart of a retirement community in the hillsides of Mount Diablo near Brentwood, CA. The vines are cared for in part by residents of the community, who also produce their own estate wine at home. Loma del Rio is a large sustainably farmed vineyard on rolling hills west of the 101 in southern Monterey County. The crew employs a number of regenerative farming techniques like weaving mats of crimped cover crops.