Growing Conditions

Warmer days with cooler nights; rocky calcareous soils, and sandy, gravelly loams - great drainage and stressed vines

Winemaking

This grapes for this lot were harvested early in the morning, processed into a jacketed, steel tank, and then fermented on skins for 15 days utilizing long pumpovers and heating in order to extract all the mature, refined tannins present in this wine.

Food Pairing

Beef Bourguignon (yes!) with potato au gratin, any Pinot-esque pairing Contrast with freshness of herbs or lemon.