2024 valdiguié

$33.00

2024 valdiguié, green valley vineyard, solano county

Our ode to the “Napa Gamay” of Old California, this Valdiguié is something special. Rich, deep ruby in color, aromatics of sloe plum, pomegranate, mixed berry bramble, violet, with a hint of whole cluster spice. Crunchy red fruit on the palate with an intense depth of flavor, medium tannins and a long-lasting finish.

2024 valdiguié, green valley vineyard, solano county

Our ode to the “Napa Gamay” of Old California, this Valdiguié is something special. Rich, deep ruby in color, aromatics of sloe plum, pomegranate, mixed berry bramble, violet, with a hint of whole cluster spice. Crunchy red fruit on the palate with an intense depth of flavor, medium tannins and a long-lasting finish.

In the cellar:

Three separate ferments: carbonic, whole cluster, and de-stemmed. Carbonic was wrapped up for a 7-day carbonic ferment. The whole cluster was foot-trod before fermenting. The de-stemmed started with a two day cold soak before moving into the sun for kicking off native fermentation. Blended together in barrel, aged in neutral 228 L french oak barrels and one 500 L puncheon.

In the vineyard:

Green Valley Vineyard in Solano County is a hidden gem only 15 minutes East of South Napa. Old vines planted in 1984, Valdiguié was widely known as Napa Gamay. Organically farmed by a team lead by Canalisio (who’s been farming the vineyard since first plantings), this site has well-draining soil and calm bay breezes off the San Pablo that moderate the temperature.

chemistry & production notes:

abv: 13.2%

pH: 3.28

r/s: 0.50 g/L

TA: 6.80 g/L

cases produced: 235