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Wine Description
The Story
I named this bottling after the Spanish name for The Farmhouse, since our winery is designed to resemble a classic Catalan farmhouse.
The grapes derive from the organic and biodynamic Don Miguel vineyard is located in the Green Valley — the coolest, foggiest region of the Russian River, only ten miles from the Pacific. Planted in the European-style high density of over 2,000 vines/acre, the yields are low and labor intensive; but the vines...
Wine Information
Production: 1,434 cases
The Vinification
The grapes were harvested September 24 - October 1, then gently whole-cluster pressed and barrel fermented in premium French oak barrels, 40% new from the forest of Allier, coopered by Marchive, Rousseau, Damy, and Dargaud & Jaegle. After undergoing 100% malolactic fermentation, the wine was aged on its lees for seven months and bottled in May 2014.
The Clones
The vineyard’s 30 acres ...
Vintage 2013
Napa Valley Harvest 2013 Report
A seamless year of steady weather and optimal ripening brings in above average yields and excellent quality fine wine grapes
10/22/2013 - St. Helena, CA: The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) reports that the region’s winemakers expect to be done with the 2013 harvest within the next week. “Early, even and excellent” are three words being used to describe this year’s growing season and the Napa Valley wine grapes...
