Crenshaw Cru 2021 Sparkling Rosé

Vineyard: Crenshaw Cru Winegarden – entirely from the front yard block. 1 meter x 1 meter spacing, Riparia Glorie rootstock, Syrah Tablas Creek Clone, 14 vines

Viticulture: no till, deficit irrigated (watered 4 times during the growing season), hand tended & picked

2020-21 Vineyard inputs: water, compost, compost teas, cover crop seeds, Stylet Oil, sulfur, Cinnnerate

First pick: 8/22/21, 19.5-20 brix, 3.25 pH

Second pick (smaller amount): 9/19/21, 22 brix, 3.4 pH

Wendy foot tread and immediately pressed

Ingredients added: grapes, yeast, sugar (as tirage for in-bottle fermentation)

Disgorged: 4/24/22

Class: Brut

We tend Crenshaw Cru as an exhibition of the magic and vitality possible by combining ancient agricultural perspectives with modern viticulture techniques in an urban/suburban setting. Crenshaw Cru is a micro-ecosystem meant to show the potential for the macro-ecosystem. The wines that we make from it are unique in the world.

The 2021 Crenshaw Cru Sparkling Rosé is the first Crenshaw Cru wine to be made by Centralas, and it’s the first commercial wine to be produced from grapes grown in South Los Angeles. It was released only to the Centralas Wine Club.

We made this wine in the traditional method by fermenting the pink wine dry, then bottling with some sugar to restart a second fermentation in the bottle. After this fermentation was complete, we allowed the lees to stay in the bottle for about 6 months, riddled, then disgorged. We used more of the same wine as dosage. The wine is now coppery in color, with rich and complex flavors and textures, and a mouth-watering finish.