2022 Cruse Wine Co. "Eaglepoint" Sparkling White Zinfandel, Mendocino County, California, USA

ABOUT THIS WINE

It is a bright, peachy, salmon, with a nose of cherry pie and strawberry jam. The bubbles are big and playful with a palate of blackberries, dried mango and lemon peel. A short maceration prior to pressing gives this wine a playful color. It was fermented in tank and put to bottle towards the end of fermentation to finish. Sparkling grape juice with no additives.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

Michael Cruse was born and raised in Northern California and prides himself on producing wines that are unabashedly Californian and inherently delicious. With the creation of Cruse Wine Co. in 2013, it was an opportunity for him to showcase fruit driven and satisfying wines that were fresh and pleasurable, but still remained serious at the same time. The roots of the North Coast run deep with Michael, so he chose to focus on sites within Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Contra Costa Counties to create these special wines. The flagship wine of Cruse Wine Co. is the red blend Monkey Jacket (the name inspired by an old, British sailor song). This wine is the epitome of what Cruse Wine Co. is meant to be, incredible drinkability with brightness and ample structure.