2007 Nebbiolo

Grown primarily in the Piemonte region of Italy, Nebbiolo is often expressed as Barolo and Barbaresco. Here, we grow Nebbiolo in our Sonoma-Carneros estate vineyard. Blanketed with fog, often until noon, from April until Fall ensures a cool and long growing season in these regions. Soils are well-drained Franciscan clay-loam in the estate's four acre East facing hillside vineyard.

Grapes are de-stemmed with minimal crushing. Must is pumped to a temperature controlled stainless steel tank and inoculated with a pure strain of wine yeast to ensure complete and healthy fermentation. The grapes are pressed and the juice is then moved to a settling tank. Within a few days the wine is racked from the settling tank and moved to a combination of new French oak barrels and neutral cooperage. The wine is racked once more during the course of its barrel aging and then moved to a tank for bottling.

As of 2001 there existed only 186 acres of this rare grape in California. Often the last grapes to be picked for the year, our Nebbiolo has generous notes of pomegranate and crisp bright cherry.