2020 Malintzi
75% Grüner Veltliner, 25% Viognier
Our 2020 Malintzi (formerly known as Chispa) is a Sparkling Wine made from our Grüner Veltliner and Viognier grapes. Full of effervescence, this light bubbly is great with shellfish and rich cheeses. Lovely yeasty, floral and apple notes lead to flavors of apple, lemon, pineapple, and melon before finishing with our signature mineral and saline bite with a hint of lemon zest.
Fun Fact:
The name Malintzi comes from La Malinche, also known as Matlalcueye or Malintzin. An active volcano located in the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico - our vineyard crews' home state!
Another Fun Fact:
This is our second ever sparkling wine. It was made in the traditional method (méthode champenoise) whereby the fermented still wine is put into a bottle with a triage – additional yeast and sugars – to start a second fermentation. The wines are usually capped with a crown cap (like a beer bottle) and then are allowed to sit for a period of time in the bottle with their yeast and sugars to ferment and make bubbles. It is the sealed bottle and the second fermentation that make the bubbles because the resulting CO2 from fermentation cannot blow off because the bottle is sealed. The additional yeast will die off once the fermentation is complete and will stay in the bottle for a period of time.