Description
This is a burgeoning new winery in one of the youngest growing regions in America, namely the Inland Valley east of Los Angeles. Sometimes affectionally referred to as Inland Empire, these grapes are coming from places that look a lot like Joshua Tree: Riverside, San Bernardino, and Yucaipa Valley. A desert, in my imagination, but nevertheless a place that's completely challenged my perception of what can be grown where.
VARIETY: Palomino
TERROIR: Fruit purchased from the Poor Ranch in Hopland, Mendocino. Sandy soil. Dry farmed. 10-40 year old vines. Organic since its inception in the 1970s.
HARVEST: hand picked
VINIFICATION: Whole clusters in raw oak barrel, barrel rolled for ten days. Pressed after ten days and back in raw oak barrel for a year. Unfined, unfiltered.
