A co-harvest of Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, and Sangiovese from a 1-hectare parcel around the cellar.  The vines were planted 11 years ago in guyot.  This is one of the highest-elevation parcels in the appellation, at 175m, and is more calcareous than the vineyard that makes Sollazzo, Chiar’otto...

Made using the vinification methods used by the Romans and the Cistercian monks. The fruit is foot-trodden, then pressed in a vertical press; fermented and aged eight months in concrete vat. Mateus refers to the CUrral Teles wines as "human wines"; these bottlings are made to reflect the...

The funky drummer is all Cedarville fruit: Syrah, Grenache and Counoise, grown on granite soils. Harvested in two picks (Syrah first, then Gre/Coun later). The Grenache and Counoise were co-fermented and blended into the Syrah at pressing. All whole-cluster fermented. Aged in tank and small barrel...

This wine is a blend of 50% Malbec, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 15% Merlot, grown at an altitude of 4,600 feet in stony, calcareous soils. The vines were planted in 2007. Vinified in concrete tanks; 30% of the blend is aged in used oak. The soft tannin and fleshy, velvet mid...

This blend of 50% Malbec and 50% Pinot Noir is all hand-harvested from the Tupungato Winelands vineyard in Gualtallary. Planted in 2007, this vineyard is situated at 4,600 feet of altitude and has calcareous, stony soils. Vinified in stainless steel, the wine sees some carbonic maceration and is...

Different Mediterranean grape varieties— 60% Alicante Nero (aka Grenache), 25%  Mourvedre, 15% Carignano—   sourced in the vineyards closest to the sea, in Ampeleia di Sotto, where the Mediterranean scrub dominates the landscape and permeates the air with its fragrances. The parcels are at 200-350...

76% Cinsault, 16% Pais, 8% Carignan. Sourced from multiple small vineyards from vines that average 65 years of age, grown in granite soils. Farmed lutte raisonée. After a 10-day cold soak, the wine was made in concrete; aged on the lees for 12 months and bottled lightly filtered.

SOLD OUT. A blend of Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca, with 5% of Souzão. The wine aged 18 months in a mix of 60% old and 40% new French and Austrian barrels.

60% Merlot 35% Cabernet Sauvignon 5% SemillonMost of the fruit is from Renaissance Vineyard in North Yuba. 20% of the Merlot is from Colfax in the Sierra Foothills. Whole cluster foot-stomped, aged in neutral French oak for 22 months. Bottled with 18ppm SO2 unfined and unfiltered

"Melogna", dialect for badger, is a new wine for Monte di Grazia.  It’s a field blend that harkens back to old-school farmer wines.  60% Piedirosso, 30% Tintore di Tramonti, 4% Moscio, 3% Olivella, and 3% Sciascinoso from a 0.3ha pergola at 600m, planted 30 years ago. Harvest was on October 10,...

90% Tintore di Tramonti and 10% Piedirosso from 3 parcels between 270-600m, planted in pergola, 1 hectare total. Vines age varies between 25-100+ years. Harvest was in late October 2015 at yields of 4,000 kg/ha (abot 25hl/ha).  Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with 15 days of maceration...

Salão Frio (or “cold room”) is a village in the middle of the hills of São Mamede, in Portalegre, Alto Alentejo. Soils here are a mix of clay and granite, and the high altitude makes the region a little colder than the rest of Alentejo. This wine is made of a field blend of old vines of Aragonez,...

A blend of one-third each Carignan, Malbec and Syrah, all from old vines (planted between 1920-1960) grown in granitic soils. Aged in neutral oak for two years, then in bottle for another six months. The wine is rich in color with notes of blue and black fruits, and white pepper. The palate is well...

A blend of Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Sousão, and Tinta Amarela. The wine comes from an intermediate region of the Douro, and climate here is almost Mediterranean. Schist soils. Fermented in concrete tanks where it ages for eight months.

A co-harvest of Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, and a little Sangiovese from a west-facing site planted in pergola.  This is a fairly fertile plot, less calcareous than the vineyards that make the Bardolino Classico wines. The vines are 55 years old and pergola-trained. The must macerates one night...

A blend of Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, with less than 20% Merlot. Vine age ranges from 5-55 years old.  The grapes are harvested in 5-10 passes, and each harvest is fermented separately. Macerations last 5-6 days; fermented and aged in concrete vats. Bottled on March 1, 2019 and aged for...