Figure 2 is a lush and aromatic dry sparkling white wine, produced in Pet Nat style - bottled during primary fermentation, naturally sparkling, and hand disgorged to remove sediment.
Figure 2
Tasting Notes | bright acidity with notes of peach, pear and lemon zest
Variety | 100% La Crescent ABV | 14.5%
This wine was produced using the petillant naturel method. The fruit was destemmed, gently crushed, and pressed into a stainless steel tank to ferment until it dropped to 1.1° Brix. It was then bottled under crown cap and allowed to finish fermentation over the course of one month. The wine was then naturally cold-stabilized by placing the bottles outside in the chill of Vermont’s winter, and riddled by hand.
The 2022 Vintage:
The nose is perfect with complex aromatics filled with citrus and stone fruit aromas, typical of La Crescent, all dancing on subtle bubbles. The medium body has a refreshing weightiness that excites the palate; like Champagne with zero pretension and an appealing touch of sweetness. Flavors of peach, pear and lemon zest.
Best served at 42, keep on ice!
Vineyards: McCabe’s Brook, Mt. Philo and New Haven
Our largest planting of La Crescent was established at our Mt Philo Vineyard in 2010. Vines are trained to a hi-wire system on 9’x6’ spacing. A slightly western aspect and north-south row orientation allow for maximum sunlight and exposure to prevailing winds. Soils are deep, well drained, sandy/stony loams formed in glacial till derived from limestone, calcareous shale, schist, and quartzite.
Our McCabe’s Brook planting of Marquette was established in 2006. The vines are trained to a hi-wire cordon system on 10’x8’ spacing. A slightly western aspect and north-south row orientation allow for maximum sunlight and exposure to prevailing winds. Soils are deep, well drained, sandy loams formed on sandy deltas, beaches and terraces that are underlain by medium-textured lacustrine deposits. This vineyard is one of our sites for trials with organic and biodynamic philosophies, and we have introduced sheep into the vineyard to help manage floor vegetation and increase soil health.
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IAPETUS Wines
Our team farms over 15 acres of cold hardy grape vines on three vineyard sites in northern Vermont to make natural wine. Named after the ancient ocean that once covered the present day Champlain Valley, where the roots of our grapes now nestle, IAPETUS creates wine that is inexorably tied to the Vermont soil and landscape.
Using the deep historical context of the soil in which our grapes grow as a backbone, IAPETUS makes natural, minimal intervention wines. We trust our grapes to lead us to something wonderful.
We primarily grow cold-hardy hybrid grape varieties that are best suited to our climate and have natural disease resistance
No spraying of unnecessary chemicals
All grapes are hand harvested, and we minimize the use of machinery in the vineyard to reduce soil compaction
Minimal intervention in the growing process
Our vineyards are never irrigated or tilled
Native grasses and wildflowers are allowed to flourish under the vines, naturally improving soil health
We work with sheep in the vineyard several times per year - they mow the grass and provide natural fertilizer
We don’t use sulfur or chemicals to “correct” things in the wine making process, our wines are unfiltered and unfined.