- Practicing Organic
- 88% Carignan, 12% Valdiguié
- Three historic Mendocino County vineyards: two valley-floor sites and one high-elevation site
- Bartolomei Ranch, Talmage – dry-farmed, planted 1940s
- McCutchen Ranch, Pine Mountain – planted 1960s
- Valdiguié from Lolonis Ranch, Redwood Valley – planted 1940s
- All vineyards are head-trained, dry-farmed, and planted to heritage varieties
- Soil types range from red clay (valley) to rocky, scrabbly terrain (mountain)
- All fruit hand-harvested in early October
- Fermentation in a mix of open-top tanks (both whole cluster and destemmed) and closed tanks (true carbonic maceration)
- 50% whole cluster
- Pressed off skins early and “went to barrel sweet” to preserve freshness
- Aged 10 months in a mix of neutral oak barrels and stainless steel
- Bottled unfined and unfiltered
- 12.5% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Mendocino
Variety:
Blend - Red
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-LIO-04-23 | 12/750ml |