Leo Steen Bubbles of Steen 2022

Leo Steen is a Danish-born winemaker who helped give Chenin Blanc an unexpected California stage. After restaurant work and winemaking experience in Europe and California, Steen became associated with the variety through old-vine and cool-climate sites in Mendocino, Dry Creek and beyond. His wines are not Loire copies, but they borrow the Loire's respect for acidity, texture and savory detail. He works in small lots, often with native fermentations and neutral vessels, producing Chenin, Cabernet Franc and other bottlings that feel precise, mineral and food-minded, with a Scandinavian sense of restraint meeting California fruit.