100% Valdiguie
Age of Vines: 51 years old
Vineyard: Shell Creek Vineyard
Soil: limestone and marine-derived sandstone
Harvest: by Hand
Fermentation: native yeast fermentation
Production: 96 cases
Vinification & Ageing: Fermentation was carried out with native yeast and 100% whole clusters included. The whole cluster fruit was undisturbed for 11 days, creating a carbonic fermentation effect. After pressing to tank, the wine rested in tank for one night, then was moved to neutral oak barrels where it underwent a native malolactic fermentation.
After 6 months in neutral oak, the wine was bottled with minimal sulfur and without fining or filtration