Vineyard
- Organic / Biodynamic (uncertified)
- Soil type: Clay
Cellar
- Fermented spontaneously using low-intervention
- Sulphites: No added sulphites: <10 mg/L
- Fining (clarification): Fined
- Filtering: Filtered (0.45 microns)
- Suitable for Vegetarians
- Alcohol: tbc
- Residual sugar: <1 g/L
- Vessel type: Wood - Old oak
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A vivid and well-balanced wine, with a clean fresh nose of mint and cherries, full aromas of red currants, morello cherries, cardamom, nutmeg and cloves, and a long superb soft finish, this artisanal wine brings out the pure fruit flavors of our Petite Sirah grape.
The year of 2016 followed the typical Mendocino weather patterns, with a cool early spring with scattered rains. May warmed up the vineyard and we got several heat waves over the summer. We had minimal rain throughout the season but the dry-farmed vineyard handled the heat beautifully, as we didn’t till and we left the cover crop to protect the soil until late summer. Harvest took place on September 18 with smaller yields than usual, but the quality of the fruit was superb.
We timed the harvest to obtain the best balance of flavors in the wine. The fruit was carefully hand-picked and delivered to the winery in the cool early hours of the day, hand-sorted, and fermented in small bins using only wild yeasts from the vineyard to preserve the beautiful character of the terroir. The wine was then aged in neutral French oak barrels for 2 years prior to bottling. Our winemaking philosophy is to enhance the terroir and varietal characters by using minimal intervention traditional and natural winemaking techniques. Our low production volume allows us to track and nurture each barrel of wine. Alcohol 14.4%, pH 3.65, Acidity 6.1g/L, Residual Sugar 0.2g/L.
Only 450 cases produced.
Bronze, SF Chronicle Wine Competition.
We are a family farm growing natural agriculture grapes and crafting natural wines from our own estate vineyard in Mendocino county, Northern California. We strive to grow living soils and to produce beautiful healthy grapes in harmony with natural cycles. We are artisanal winegrowers and work on every single step, from growing our grapes to bottling the wine. Our family lifestyle is in harmony with the way we grow the grapes and make our wines and everyone is involved: the lables are designed by our two sons who also help us during harvest by driving the tractors.
In the vineyard, we follow the natural farming philosophy: no fertilizers nor pesticides of any kind, no-tilling, and dry-farming. This produces beautiful healthy vibrant grapes, and promotes and sustains a wondeful diversity of life in the vineyard and on the farm.
In the cellar, we don't use any additives of and we don't fine or filter. This produces pure vibrant wines that feel very alive in the mouth by respecting the living community in the wine and the natural fermentation and aging processes.
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Petite Sirah, 2016
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