LOCATION OF VINEYARD:
Carty Ranch - Suisun Valley
¼ mile from the Napa County Line in Solano County
20 miles west of Wild Horse Valley ( a Napa County AVA)
TASTING NOTES:
Bursting with bing cherries, strawberries and raspberries. Of the earth, delicate and balanced with crisp acidity and explosive aromatics… like a perfectly ripe fruit salad.
WINEMAKER NOTES:
Andrew Lane Nouveau is picked mid-September before the sun rises. Half-ton bins are hauled to Healdsburg where the grapes are loaded by hand into temperature controlled tanks and fermented whole cluster. As carbon dioxide begins to suffocate the grapes, carbonic maceration occurs causing juice to ferment inside the berry. Pressure builds and the berries explode.
This winemaking style produces aromatic wines with minimal tannin and consistent drinkabillity. The sugars from the juice are released slowly and delicately over several days allowing for a long, cool fermentation with minimal extraction. Nouveau wines are a celebration of harvest, traditionally offering the first public tasting of a vintage. Andrew Lane Nouveau is released a mere 6 weeks after harvest!
PRODUCTION:
Andrew Lane produces 10 tons of Gamay Noir for our Nouveau program, which equates to about 500 cases annually.
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