2021 | Monte Rio Cellars 'Skull' White | California Champagne Extra Brut Brimming with red cherry and

Brimming with red cherry and strawberry flavors

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Behind them are notes of dried herbs and rose hips

Great chalk minerality with clean

2021 | Monte Rio Cellars 'Skull' White | California Champagne Extra Brut Brimming with red cherry andAs a restaurant buyer and wine lover Patrick Cappiello was always frustrated by the lack of affordable, honest wines from California. Monte Rio, his project with Cali wine giant Pax Mahle, is looking to address that. This unusual white blend is made from organically farmed grapes, fermented in neutral vessels to give a bright wine with a refreshing amount of acidity and some food friendly texture.