TN: Three MarthaStoumen Wines...(short/boring)

Tried these three new arrivals over the weekend:

  1. MarthaStoumen out of the meadow SuisunVlly WW (11.5%; 40% CheninBlanc/25% Vermentino/20% TrousseauGris/19.5% GreenHungarian/0.5% ChasselasDore; www.MarthaStoumen.com) Sebastopol 2018: Med.gold colr w/ tiny bubbles that dissapate; rather attractive fragrant mostly CB/pear/white fruits some floral/dandelions light chalky/mineral lovely nose; quite tart/tangy bright/vibrant CB/pear/apple light chalky/mineral bit floral/Vermentino/carnations quite pleasant flavor w/ slight dissolved CO2 on the palatevery long quite tart/bit grapefruity/lemony mostly CB/pear some Vermen/floral/carnations light mineral finish; speaks mostly of CB and reminds a lot of the Chalone OV CB; not a profound white but bright/zippy/vibrant w/ plenty of flavor that belies the 11.5% alcohol; not the least bit green or eviscerated. $38.00

  1. MarthaStoumen post flirtation Calif WW (10%; 40% Roussanne/28% Colombard/17% Marsanne/15% MuscatBlanc) 2018: Light gold somewhat cloudy color w/ tiny bubbles that dissapate; slight funky/earthy/natty/bit swimming pool slight skin-contact/phenolic/resiny light floral/Rouss/honeyed/peach apple/quince quite interesting nose; very tart/tangy/grapefruity/bit screechy light phenolic/skin-contact/resiny slight funky/natty but not unclean rather grapefruity/orangey/Rouss/honeyed some stony/mineral quite unusual flavor; very long quite tart/tangy/rather grapefruity/bit screechy light resiny/skin-contact/phenolic some Rouss/honeyed/floral/orangey finish; a rather interesting white w/ a nice balance between skin-contact/phenolic & fruit; shows some natty/funky character but not at all unclean or flawed; probably a wine SweetAlice would love; reminds a bit of a Jura Chard more than anything. $26.00

  1. MarthaStoumen post flirtation Calif RW (12.3%; 50% Zin/Carignane) 2018: Med.color; pleasant raspberry/Zin/light cherry/Carignane some tomatoey/MendoCntyRed/earthy bit rustic/Italianate rather pretty nose; lightly tart mostly raspberry/Zin/cherry fairly earthy/dusty/OV rather MendoCntyRed/tomatoey bit rustic flavor w/ light gentle tannins; long rather raspberry/Zin/slight spicy/cherry strong MendoCnty/tomatoey fairly earthy/rustic pretty finish w/ light tannins; speaks strongly of UkiahVlly/tomatoey/OV Zin; a rather pretty rustic Zin that reminds of the old-timey Parducci/Pedroncelli/Weibel Zins; a pleasant old-timey glou glou red. $26.00

A wee BloodyPulpit:

  1. MarthaStoumen is a “natural” wine maker. I was first drawn to her wines because she makes a Nero d’Avola that interested me.
    Tom

Thanks for the notes Tom. Have not tasted the above but have enjoyed past vintages of her wines. The whites have lots of energy and have especially enjoyed the Nero d Avola and the Rosato.

Tom