2020 Petit Verdot
If there were a sequel to “American Werewolf in London,” I would want to be drinking this wine while watching. Why?
1) It’s delicious and smokey and would comfort me during the scary parts.
2) This wine is a beautiful animal.
Dark and brooding, ferocious but with an underlying elegance. This wine is a tamed beast.
Pair with a lentil dal, rich smoky cheeses, mushroom risotto, or herby roasted potatoes.
Wine Specifications
ABV
14.9%
Vintage
2020
Region
Santa Barbara County
Varietal
90% Petit Verdot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard notes
The start to 2020 was cool and late, and the abundant sunlight and moderate temperatures made for an ideal summer, but when the heat came in September 25% of the crop was damaged. We selected the best of the clusters in the vineyard and culled the rest. As a result, the smaller quantity of fruit we harvested was high in quality.Production notes
Hand harvested in the early morning, the Petit Verdot was destemmed and hand sorted into a stainless steel open-top vat. Fermentation started spontaneously after a four-day cold soak. The lot received daily pump overs, and the occasional punch down. After four weeks on the skins, the wine was pressed to one brand new Taransaud puncheon and two neutral French barriques. The tiny amount of wine was aged in oak until it was blended and bottled in the summer of 2022.
CASES: 98
