2025 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugar 0.8 g/L
pH 3.2
Total Acidity 6.65 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Carignan with Grenache Gris; percentages not stated
Drinking Window 2025-2028
Region Mendocino County
Soil Tough red clay soils strewn with river rocks
Harvest Dates 17 Sep 2025
Brix at Harvest 21.7°
Sites Bartolomei Vineyard, Talmage, Mendocino County
Grape Clone Mother Clone
Vine Age Planted in the 1940s; described as octogenarian vines
Fermentation Vessels Stainless steel tank
Pressing Method Whole-Cluster Pressed Without Crushing
Bottling Date 4 Mar 2026
Production Details 11.5 tons were hand-harvested from dry-farmed, head-trained vines. The must fermented cool and finished dry; the wine underwent a long, slow malolactic fermentation and gentle filtration before bottling. Vineyard yield was 3 tons per acre; case production was still listed as TBD.
Tasting Notes Aroma: pink grapefruit, guava jelly, white rose. Flavor: pickled strawberry, candied orange peel, nectarine pit.
Food Pairing Salmon burger; salade Niçoise; fig and burrata toast
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2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties Carignan; percentage not stated
Region Mendocino County
Soil Red clay strewn with fist-sized rocks
Harvest Dates 20 Sep 2023 and 2023-10-10
Vine Age Mid-century planting
Fermentation Vessels Stainless steel tank
Pressing Method Whole-Cluster Pressed
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details 10.3 tons were hand-harvested from dry-farmed, head-trained Carignan in Talmage. The fruit was whole-cluster pressed, fermented cool to dryness in stainless steel, underwent a long, slow malolactic fermentation, and was gently filtered before bottling.
Tasting Notes Aroma: white guava, chrysanthemum, pennyroyal. Flavor: white raspberry, rose water, peach pit.
Food Pairing Crispy fish tacos; moules-frites; BLT
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2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 0.5 g/L
pH 3.12
Total Acidity 7.9 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Carignan; percentage not stated
Drinking Window 2023-2025
Region Mendocino County
Soil Red clay strewn with fist-sized rocks
Harvest Dates 10 Sep 2022 and 2022-09-12
Brix at Harvest 20.2°
Sites Bartolomei Vineyard, Mendocino County
Grape Clone Mother Clone
Vine Age Mid-century planting; described as old-vine Carignan
Fermentation Vessels Stainless steel tank
Pressing Method Whole-Cluster Direct Pressed Without Crushing
Bottling Date February 14; year not stated
Production Details 18.9 tons were hand-harvested from dry-farmed, head-trained old-vine Carignan. The direct-pressed must fermented cool and finished dry; the wine underwent a long, slow malolactic fermentation and gentle filtration before bottling. Production was 1,300 cases and vineyard yield was 3 tons per acre.
Tasting Notes Aroma: pink guava, grapefruit pith, rosemary blossom. Flavor: Sungold tomato, white strawberry, hibiscus.
Food Pairing Pan-seared ruby trout; paella; anchovy toast
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2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties Carignan; percentage not stated
Region Mendocino County
Soil Red clay strewn with fist-sized rocks
Vine Age Planted in the early 1940s
Fermentation Vessels Stainless steel tank
Pressing Method Whole-Cluster Pressed
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Old-vine fruit from dry-farmed, head-trained Carignan was hand-harvested and whole-cluster pressed to stainless steel. Fermentation at cooler temperatures preserved aromatics and finished bone dry; the wine underwent a long, slow malolactic fermentation and gentle cross-flow filtration before bottling.
Tasting Notes Aroma: watermelon Jolly Rancher, quartz, rose hips. Flavor: pink guava, hibiscus, mineral.
Food Pairing Grilled octopus; chorizo breakfast tacos; shrimp cocktail
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