Gamay (67%) from Barsotti Vineyard, Syrah (33%) from Fenaughty Vineyard. These are both high elevation (2,800-3,000 ft) vineyard sites near Placerville in El Dorado County. The 2021 vintage brought considerable challenges from the Caldor fire that broke out in mid-August. Out of abundant caution,...
The wines that first propelled Steve's interest in working with Gamay were mainly from Beaujolais; however, Barsotti Ranch, his source for this wine, is essentially a high desert, at 1000 meters in elevation, and the growing season is so much less circumscribed here, than in, say, Morgon. ...
The 2023 rosé is a blend of 70% Gamay and 30% Cabernet Franc, sourced from the high-elevation granite soils of Barsotti Vineyard in El Dorado. To ensure the retention of acidity and freshness in the wine, the grapes were whole cluster pressed to stainless steel for native yeast fermentation and...
100% Gamay from two stellar sites in Sonoma County. Las Cimas Vineyard lies on the northern side of the county, where the vines are north-east facing and are planted in Franciscan soils layered with quartz and schist. The second is a brand-new vineyard for Jolie-Laide on the west side of the...
A blend of Cabernet Franc (58%) from the gravelly loam soils of Mendocino, and high-elevation Gamay (42%) from the granitic soils of El Dorado. Picked early and whole-cluster pressed to stainless steel for fermentation to preserve bright acidity and freshness. Matured in neutral barrique for 6...