Wine Article

Winemaker Comments: As I have written in the past I am just smitten with this vineyard. The eclectic field blend of Gewurtzraminer, Riesling, Chardonnay, Roter Veltliner, and others was planted in 1954. Starting in 2010 I began overseeing the farming of the vineyard with organic guru Phil Coturri. Though we (with your help!) have invested a lot in the vineyard (new posts, wires, spading, cover crops, compost) there is still much to be done. The dry-farmed vines yielded a scant 1 ton to the acre in 2011. The wine was whole-cluster pressed and native yeast fermented in a combination of stainless steel and older French barrels. As one would expect from a cooler year this is a more delicate version of Compagni; it is beguilingly fragrant and expressive and will likely reward earlier drinking than the 2009 or 2010.