2024 Bow & Arrow Union School Willamette Valley Chenin Blanc Willamette Valley, USA Slam Dunk Gifts Fossil & Fawn's take on

Fossil & Fawn's take on a 'Gemischter-Satz' style bottling - this single site white blend comes from old plantings (37-50 years) on the red volcanic soils of Sunnyside Vineyard

minerals and spice

5hl oak barrel

The climate is slightly warmer than some of the more coastal sites within Santa Barbara County

and aged in neutral French barriques

2024 Bow & Arrow Union School Willamette Valley Chenin Blanc Willamette Valley, USA Slam Dunk Gifts Fossil & Fawn's take on100% sourced from Union School Vineyard, the same place we get the Sauvignon Blanc for Fool's Gold. I travelled to Matthew Rorick's Heritage Vineyard a few years back and collected cuttings from his Chenin block after finding a grower willing to graft for me. The site is perfect for SB and Chenin slightly warmer, good drainage, crotchety old German at the helm I ripen till the fruit turns yellow and speckled like a bird's egg and then direct press to