DIATOM 11 CH KAZAOTO
Greg Brewer is one of the more talented and soft-spoken winemakers in Santa Barbara County. When his talented hand isn't making the wines at Brewer-Clifton and Melville Wineries, he is crafting the Diatom wines...his own label! The Diatom wines are 100% fermented and aged in stainless steel. Fermentation is carried out at a very cold temperature to retain the most primary attributes of the fruit. Furthermore, malo-lactic is inhibited to avoid the distraction of that secondary level of evolution. The resultant wine is then aged on its non-disturbed lees for health and protection, and removed just before there is any risk of autolysis which could impart nondesirable yeast-like characteristics into the wine.Greg's Tasting Notes: "Kazaoto is a reference to the turbulent nature of wind noise. The intimate geographic relationship between our appellation and the ocean results in afternoon growing conditions consistently marked by pronounced winds. This scenario is exaggerated in this particular vineyard where the deafening voice of the sea not only stresses and toughens the vines, but also the crew who tirelessly endures its relentless and frequently severe impact. The soil is pure sand which further transmits the crystalline clarity and sincerity of chardonnay grown in what is for me the most intriguing site for this grape in the Sta. Rita Hills.
"Chalk, smoke, mint and lemon bar aromatics explode out of the glass followed by flavors of lime skin, agave and minerals. On the palate the wine is incisive, gripping and dry with an incredible lingering saline impression."
