If California made a dazzlingly drinkable Chateauneuf-du-Pape, this'd be it.
Article number: | If California made a dazzlingly drinkable Chateauneuf-du-Pape, this'd be it. |
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Grape variety: 37% grenache, 33% syrah, 27% mourvèdre, 2% cinsault, 1% carignane
Appellation: Sourced from five vineyard sites in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Clara counties
Region: California
Soil: Soils based on granite or limestone substrates
Farming practices: Sustainably farmed, hand-harvested purchased fruit.
Vinification: Fermented in several lots ranging from 0-50% whole cluster primarily with endemic yeasts. Fermented to dryness on skins.
Aging: Aged in mostly neutral, and a handful of once and twice used, barrels and puncheons for 16 months.