Forlorn Hope Queen of the Sierra Calaveras Co. Estate Red Wine 2023 NO20230719 Marsanne and Roussanne bring the

Marsanne and Roussanne bring the weight

old barrels

This is living beer in the truest sense

The name stuck

It sees a few days of cold soak prior to native fermentation

Forlorn Hope Queen of the Sierra Calaveras Co. Estate Red Wine 2023 NO20230719 Marsanne and Roussanne bring theThe red half of Matthew Rorick's estate Queen of the Sierra trilogy, drawn from his organically farmed Rorick Heritage Vineyard at 2,000 feet in Calaveras County. The 2023 leans on Zinfandel, Barbera, Tempranillo, Trousseau Noir, and Mondeuse, fermented spontaneously with partial whole cluster and 14 to 21 days on the skins, then raised in neutral barrel and stainless. The hallmark is tension: bright, forward red fruit pulled into focus by supple