Maniacal is our only blended offered from the 2023 vintage, and represents the epitome of a Greanche-based blend. This wine is bold and textured, while maintaining a ton of freshness. This vintage is blended from 4 vineyards on the Central Coast - spanning 4 unique terroirs and 4 soil types. We used a mixture of destemmed and wholecluster fermentation and exclusively pumpovers to build this wine. The majority was aged in large neutral puncheons to preserve aromatics, followed by an entire year in bottle. The result: a wine of incredible complexity.
Maniacal is blended from mostly Paso Robles fruit with a bit of cooler-climate Monterey County and Santa Barbara fruit included for increased texture and complexity. The grapes were hand-harvested at optimal ripeness, after which they were hand-sorted and destemmed. We cold-soaked the grapes for 5 days to extract color, and then fermentation kicked off spontaneously. Daily pump-overs and punch-downs were performed for cap management. When the fermentation was dry, the grapes were pressed and put into 30% new French oak barrels plus 70% neutral barrels (a mix of 228L barriques and 500L puncheons) to age. The wine was racked 5 months after harvest and then returned to barrel for another 15 months. The blend was then assembled prior to bottling. We bottled this wine in August of 2025, unfined and unfiltered.
Luna Matta Vineyard, Paso Robles
