Martha Stoumen "Post Flirtation" White 2019

Direct Press Selection | April 2022 [PRESS 4 WHITE] Fans of American Natural Wine are probably pretty familiar with Martha Stoumen at this point. She burst on to the scene a few years back as part of the Living Wines Collective before venturing out on her own, launching a brand that has become one of main the faces of Domestic Natural Wine. Martha sources thoughtfully farmed fruit from around California, producing a fun mix of quaffable everyday drinkers and contemplative, age-worthy wines from more obscure grape varieties. The Post Flirtation wines have kind of become Martha's calling card: energetic, youthful and easy-drinking, with packaging that easily draws the eye. The white is a blend of 33% Colombard, 26% Marsanne, 23% Roussanne and 18% Muscat blanc. Fermented and aged 6 months in stainless steel, then bottled unfiltered to capture the wines freshness. The nose is delicately floral, with notes of pear and orange blossom and chamomile. Light-bodied, with crisp citrus and stone