2022 Los Chuchaquis 'Mago' Red, California, USA Shafer Vineyards Apprentice Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie

Apprentice Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie had the bright idea to import Virgin Oak barrels from Kentucky

and Joaquin’s combines those traits with a magnificently concentrated palate which swells dramatically on the finish

with a full southern exposure and soil of schist and mica schist yielding on avarage only 20hl/ha

The Valdiguié was harvested by hand at 19

2022 Los Chuchaquis 'Mago' Red, California, USA Shafer Vineyards Apprentice Malt Master Kelsey McKechnieLos Chuchaquis is a collaboration between Ryan Stirm, who has his own project under the Stirm label, and Jehan Hakimian, and it is guided by a spirit of experimentation, with unique combinations of grape varietals. Mago is a blend of 62% Sangiovese, 25% Albarino, 7% Zinfandel, and 6% Cabernet Pfeffer. Light, chillable, and crunchy co ferment of an eclectic slew of red and white grapes. It has notes of rhubarb and ripe strawberry with well integrated