Matt Crutchfield Skin Contact Cortese 2023

Matt Crutchfield may be new to the Sonoma scene, but his first two vintages are already getting a lot of notice. He also serves as the Assistant Winemaker for Ryme Cellars. Matt's passion for wine began in Charleston, South Carolina working in wine bars and retail shops. This led him to work a harvest in Sonoma County (with the intention of returning to hospitality). Four harvests in Sonoma and one New Zealand harvest later, he's found his calling as a winemaker.  

This is the 2nd installment of Skin Contact Cortese! Always the orange wine for those new to skin fermented whites/macerated whites/orange wine.  Whole cluster fermented for 13 days in stainless steel, then moved to neutral oak for 11 months. The soft skins of Cortese make it an approachable orange wine with low tannin.  Approachable tannin and bursting acidity are accompanied by a rainier cherry, pineapple, orange, and banana smoothie on the palate.