Palate
Brooding with deep red fruits, blackberry, mineral and clove rooted by earthen tones of forest floor, dried rose, cigarbox and gunmetal structured with a core of deep plum, black currant and wild foraged berries gliding into a layered and focused finish.
Growing Conditions
Manchester Ridge is perched high on the first ridge above the Pacific at 2000 ft with a panoramic view of the sea, high above the fog laden valleys. The exposed and severe positioning by the sea produces petite clusters of vivid intensity. The unique Mendocino Ridge (Islands in the Sky) is a discontinuous AVA, solely a series of ridges and peaks whose identity is based on altitude, only sites above the 1,200-foot fog line are included within the appellation. Sitting above the marine layer, the days are cool, rarely getting above 85f, while the inversion layer creates warm nights resulting in vines that are always working.
