VALDIGUIE

Redwood Valley

LOLONIS VINEYARD

This historic Prohibition-era ranch boasts some of the oldest known Vitis vinifera plantings in California. The Valdiguie, a heritage variety also known as Napa Gamay, was planted in 1945. The vines are head-trained and dry-farmed organically on red clay soils strewn with fist-sized rocks. An extreme diurnal shift necessitates longer hang times (and a steady temperament). The vineyard is overseen by the capable Athan Poulos.

WINE PROFILE

 AROMA

bluberry skin, violet liqueur, tobacco leaves

FLAVOR

mulberry jam, quince paste, Mission fig

FOOD PAIRINGS

wood fired steaks, lamb shanks, olive tapenade