Our Bachagalupi saignee (of Pinot Noir) was bled from the morning harvest, blanketed with argon gas to lock-in freshness and barreled down. We plan to co-ferment this famed juice simultaneously with our Suisun Valley gamay fruit, adding yet another layer of complexity and good fortune! This is the same vineyard from which Chateau Montelena Chardonnay was harvested… a white wine that dazzled the world by beating the French in a 1976 blind tasting in Paris. The story was documented recently in the Hollywood movie: Bottleshock. Order up some wines, and check it out!
During the next 7- 10 days our prized saignee juice will be nurtured at the Pezzi King Winery, allowing nature to take it’s course in the Gamay vineyard. On September 1 a comprehensive vineyard sample registered a healthy 18Brix. We will pull the trigger on the Gamay @ 23. It’s been a hot week back home from what the growers are telling me, harvest is approaching quickly! I’ll fill you in when the next round of testing is complete. We return from Savannah, GA tomorrow afternoon; the Dickson family is enjoying Lane’s engagement party down Georgia way…. where Andrew Lane Nouveau will soon flow like whiskey from the Tennessee mountains! Cheers
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