2022 Newfound Gravels Red California, USA

2022 Newfound Gravels Red California, USA

$34.99

50% Grenache & 50% Carignan
Fermented with native yeasts
Aged 14 mos. in 20hL Foudres
Production: 430cs
Sourcing:
In 2019 they transitioned Gravels from a Grenache dominant wine to a 50/50 Grenache and Carignan. The Grenache was sourced entirely from the Cemetery Vineyard and the Carignan entirely from the Colombini Ranch. Both sites contain similar geology and are planted in (the simplest of terms) gravel. The Grenache and all of its perfume and elegance combined with the density and nerve of the Carignan were the perfect match for our second iteration of ‘Gravels’.

Winemaking
When vinifying the wine our extraction techniques favored elegance over abundance. The lots were fermented separately but employed similar methods – 100% whole cluster, wild yeasts, one simple cap-wetting per day - spending up to 35 days in total on the skins. The Grenache was aged in one 2000L Austrian oval barrel, while the Carignan was aged in one 2000L French foudré. A total of 14 months were spent in each vessel before assembly at which point the wines were racked, blended and bottled unfined and unfiltered.

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