j. brix
'Defier'
Merlot | 2019
Regular price $31.00
Product Specifications
- Winemaker
- Emily Towe & Jody Brix Towe
- Country
- USA
- Region
- California
- Wine type
- Red
- Varietal
- Merlot
- Vintage
- 2019
- Alcohol %
- 14.2
- Background
"Défer is the French word for “challenge” or “dare” … we made this wine to try to create something that hadn’t been done in quite this way before. This is the third vintage of our fully carbonic, certifed-organic, 100% Merlot made from Santa Ynez Valley fruit in a 2-ton Flextank egg!
Founded in 2017 on a wild idea that turned out better than we'd dared to hope, Défier is a California-twist homage to Cru Beaujolais. We sort whole clusters into a giant egg-shaped tank, seal it up and let it do its thing; then age 10 months in neutral French oak. Velvety and super fresh all at the same time."
- Vineyard notes
-Sub-region: Santa Ynez Valley
-Farming: Organic
- Awards and accolades
-Importer: N/A (Domestically Sourced)