Region: California - Sierra Foothills - El Dorado
Grapes: Mission, Petite Bouchet, Trousseau, Carignan, Zinfandel, Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvedre, Marsanne, Viognier
Alcohol: 13%
Notes on the Wine
500 Cases, Interplanted Vines, Co-Fermented, Head Prunned, Organic Viticulture, Native Yeast Fermentation.
Native is a flirty, mouthwatering expression of El Dorado. Spellbinding aromas of raspberry and roses make this wine as delightful to sniff as it is to guzzle. Lushly vivacious across the palate, plump and bright, the Native can be your food’s best friend, or simply a way to jazz up a Wednesday evening.
Native is made entirely by co-fermentation dominated by our Legacy block from our estate (namely, Trousseau, Petite Bouschet, Mission and Carignan). We handle our native fermentations with the remontage technique (versus the more commonly punch down); gentler on the berries, but aggressively more aerobic for the juice, encouraging high CO2 production which both protects and bolsters our aromatic profile. Gently pressed, settled, and sent to barrel for 10 months. Racked and returned in the spring, and bottled just before harvest.
