I can’t decide which juice I’ve enjoyed working with more in my career; the 2020 Riesling or this 2019 Muscat Canelli. Both were captivating by the way they unapologetically slapped you in the face with the floral aromas. The Lake County AVA juice arrived in the cellar on September 15th, 2019. Per the norm with West coast fruit, the acid needed increased to create a more balanced finished wine. I took a different approach on this aromatic varietal with the yeast selection and went with the ICV-GRE strain. It is known to produce fruit-forward wines and that’s precisely what I was going for with this one. Bottling occurred a short nine months after arrival on June 5th, 2020, but this wine remained in storage in the warehouse until the remainder of the Winemaker’s Signature Series were ready for release.