AROMA: fresh cranberry, red currant, pipe tobacco
FLAVOR: berry bramble, crushed clove, red plum
FOOD PAIRINGS: osso bucco, herb-rubbed lamb, shepherd's pie
VINIFICATION: 4.06 tons hand harvested on Sept 12th. Clones Swan, 115, and 777 co-fermented in open-top tanks on native yeasts. A 4-day cold soak preceded one daily punch down and pump-over during a 15-day fermentation. Fermented on 25% whole clusters and aged for 17-mos in 33% new French oak. Bottled unfined/unfiltered.
SITE: This historic vineyard sits on the south side of route 128, 11 miles from the coast at elevations of 250-500 ft. Soils comprised of mainly decomposed sandstone result in a struggle for nutrients and water, keeping the resulting fruit load of the vineyard in natural balance. The first blocks were planted in 1963; ours in 2000 to clones 115, 777, and Swan. Edmeades is quintessential Anderson Valley with densely forested rolling hills, frequent fog, and the Navarro River running through it.
NOTES: The 2022 Edmeades is our 4th bottling from this historic vineyard—Anderson Valley’s oldest. Situated in the deep end of the Anderson Valley on the south side of Hwy-128, the vineyard faces SxSW and tumbles down into the Navarro River. Redwoods abound. A reliable breeze blows off the ocean, funnels through the vineyard, and down valley towards Boonville. We selected the three choice blocks—including some magic Swan Clone we first tasted in Copain's cellar back in 2019. From the droughty 2022 vintage, we used 33% whole clusters and rendered a wine with fresh cranberry, red currant, pipe tobacco, berry bramble, crushed clove, & red plum. When we’re feeling fancy, we pair it with osso bucco.
