Palate
The nose of this wine brings memories of being on ranch; dry earth, saddle and butterscotch pipe tobacco. Janell’s winemaking techniques for this Mourvedre create a palette that is soft, round and approachable. Its delicate tannins elevate into broad, more pronounced tannins on the mid-palette. This wine is laced with baked berries and finishes with hints of black tea.
Growing Conditions
Farmed by the Dusi Family, our Paper Street Vineyard straddles between Willow Creek and Adelaida AVAs in the hills of Paso Robles. Its virgin soils, steep slopes and rugged terrain make for intensely bold and saturated wines.
Winemaking
Janell Dusi is the proprietor and winemaker, specializing in Zinfandel. She is a 4th generation farmer who is the first of the family to go beyond farming to produce wines from the Dusi Vineyards. She honors her heritage by winemaking in the most native form; handpicking, hand sorting and stomping her wines by foot. Her signature style is continued with non-invasive wine handling and gentle barrel aging.
