Primitivo 2019

Appellation:

Shenandoah Valley

Winemaker Notes:

Our Primitivo is best known as a silky and lighter but full-bodied wine. After crushing the grapes we removed the stems to minimize tannins and herbal flavors, fermented and punched down the wine manually over two weeks, and then gently bladder-pressed it. Secondary malolactic fermentation was done over six months during the winter and the wine was aged for 2 years prior to bottling. We decided to add no oak this year and so you are tasting the pure varietal from our vineyard terroir.

Vineyard Notes:

Planted on deep-growing and drought-tolerant special rootstock, our Estate Old Vine Primitivo grows on a steep hillside at a 2,000-foot altitude in Amador County’s Shenandoah Valley of the Sierra Foothills. It thrives in warm daytime breezes from the Central Valley and cool Sierra evenings, a 30 degree swing in temperature. Our Primitivo is dry-farmed with sustainable growing practices.