2018 Ultramarine Rose Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast SImone Bize tasting this next to its

tasting this next to its “Steinterrassen Sandstein” sibling is just fascinating

Verso is an orangish/white natural wine made from a blend of 85% Sauvignon Blanc and 15% Sémillon co-fermented in qvevri and inox tanks

Here the concentration of clay in the soil makes this terroir an ideal expression for pinot meunier

Normally the “Sandstein” is the more exuberant wine

2018 Ultramarine Rose Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast SImone Bize tasting this next to itsThe 2018 Heintz Ros is 51% Pinot Noir (10% as red wine) and 49% Chardonnay. Dosage is at 6 g L. From winemaker Michael Cruse: Lean and mineral, metal with white strawberries.