Donkey and Goat - The Gadabout (Roussane, Marsanne, Vermentino and Chardonnay) - California In the traditional Burgundian method

In the traditional Burgundian method

and this wine is composed primarily of Chenin Blanc with some oak-aged Viognier and Roussanne to round it out and give some floral aromas as well as a waxy texture

with regular stirring and malolactic conversion completed in the barrels during aging

but with the focus placed more on the bright

Donkey and Goat - The Gadabout (Roussane, Marsanne, Vermentino and Chardonnay) - California In the traditional Burgundian methodDonkey and Goat are a husband and wife team of natural winemakers from Berkeley whose unfiltered, no additives and minimally sulfured wines are somewhat hazy but never veer into the cidery, beery or just plain vinegary zones that so many natural wines fall into. These wines do present a touch of nuttiness and ginger that are characteristic of natural winemaking but these are just background accents to the full flavors of the fruit.