Lightwell Survey 'Electric Juice Box' Rosé Shenandoah Valley 2025 750ml

USA : VIRGINIA : SHENANDOAH VALLEY

NATURAL : Vidal Blanc, Chambourcin, Petit Manseng, Traminette

LIGHT-BODIED, DRY CRANBERRY, TART CITRUS, DRIED HERB, NO OAK

Lightwell Survey is a Waynesboro, Virginia négoce project — winemaker Ben Jordan and D.C. sommelier Sebastian Zutant, united by a shared obsession with the low-intervention French producers that rewired American palates in the early 2000s. They source from cooler, higher-elevation Shenandoah Valley sites most Virginia producers overlook, ferment with native yeasts, and filter only if absolutely necessary. Their aim, in their own words: unusual, delicious, and provocative wines.

The Electric Juice Box is their annual rosé statement — the blend shifts year to year, but the mission stays constant. White grapes (Vidal Blanc, Petit Manseng, Traminette) carry freshness and structure; Chambourcin pushes the color past pale pink into light cranberry territory and adds fruit depth. Full malolactic fermentation builds texture and eliminates the need to filter. A small SO2 addition keeps it fresh. Ben Jordan: "With a small addition of SO2, we find a wine that is charming, with creamy fruit at bottling and that develops over time, daring us to take it more seriously. You don't have to do that, but you can!"

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