Description

Grape clusters from our high-elevation vineyards were gravity-fed onto a vibrating table where two screens sifted out materials other than grapes, and we removed by hand any fruit that did not pass visual inspection. After gentle destemming, individual berries were hand-sorted again to ensure that only the best grapes were delivered to tanks. The fruit underwent five days of cold maceration and up to six weeks of primary fermentation before gentle basket press. We aged the wine in 100% new French oak barrels for 20 months. After careful blending of select lots, the wine was bottled in Spring 2019 for additional bottle age before release.