Method:
The fruit was brought into the cellar and foot-crushed. The whole clusters were co-fermented, receiving one pump over per day during fermentation for a total of eight weeks of maceration. Raised for ten months in 500L neutral oak barrels and racked once to tank before bottling, the finished wine was bottled unfined, unfiltered, with zero sulfur.
Vineyard:
Located on a steep hill right on Clear Lake in Lake County, Lovett Vineyard is planted with the vibrant Rhône varieties Picpoul Blanc, Viognier, Roussanne, Vermentino, and Petite Sirah, and Mourvèdre. These twenty-year-old vines come with a picturesque view of the ancient lake (2.5 million years old!) and the volcanic Mount Konocti. Although it's been dormant for about 10,000 years, the volcano continues to have an effect on the beautiful landscape and amazing soils found within the vineyard itself. They've had our eye on this site for a while, and are grateful to Humberto Nunez and his farming team for taking on the stewardship of this site as we begin to lease it for our 2022 vintage.
Varietal: Pinot Noir & Chardonnay
California
2019
13% ABV
750mL