Sangiovese Lodi

After the back to back drought years of 2014 and 2015 we finally received the balanced and long growing season that we had been hoping for. There’s no doubt that the previous vintages wines were beautiful and hugely structured. But the longer hang times and slower ripening of the cooler 2016 vintage left us with a beautifully complex and aromatically deep wine coupled with lower alcohol. For this vintage we sourced the grapes from 2 vineyards. One along side the Mokelumne River and the other a very small 1 acre patch in west Lodi. After early morning picking, we hand sorted and destemmed into small macro bins for a 2 day cold soak before innoculating. After punching down 2-3 times per day we pressed off and aged in small American oak barrels for  17 months.

tasting notes:
Vivid ruby in the glass, on the nose the wine is loaded with bright strawberry-cranberry, soft wafts of light floral, lingering in red cherry and mild leather and char. After opening in the glass, soft aromas of custard and vanilla spice round it out. On your first sip, broad, bold tannins tussle with bold fruit, laying down softly in sweet spice and soft smokey notes of coffee & spice.