Description

Crafting great
Gamay Noir.

Mr. Brightside was established by Tim Fulnecky in 2020 and is owned and operated by Tim Fulnecky on the Central Coast of California. The winery was founded with a singular focus-crafting great wines made from Gamay Noir. Since 2016, we have produced 15 different wines made exclusively from Gamay Noir. Every vintage offers us different challenges and opportunities to craft unique wines and try new things.

2022

GAMAY NOIR,
HAPPY THOUGHTS

Arroyo Seco

pH: 3.3
TA: 8.8 g/L
Alcohol: 11.9%
Vineyard: 100% Zabala
Farming: Practicing organic, not certified
Production: 163 cases total

These grapes were harvested on the night of August 28, 2022. They were brought directly to the winery and gently pressed before sunrise. The cool juice was moved to a stainless steel tank where native fermentation began three days later. The wine was cold crashed and racked before bottling was done by hand. No sulfur or fining agents were added at any stage during the production. It was aged in bottle for 4 months before being released without disgorgement.

I practice minimal intervention winemaking with all of the wines I make. This wine was cold soaked for 5 daysbefore spontaneously fermenting in two separate lots. The first lot was 50% whole cluster fermentation in open top bins for 19 days before pressing. The second lot was 100% whole cluster fermentation in open top bins for 22 days before pressing. The wine was settled in stainless steel for 2 days before gravity racking to neutral French
225L barrels. Sulfured minimally after malolactic fermentation and adjusted slightly pre bottling.

-Tim Fulnecky

https://www.mrbrightsidewine.com/wines