A dark red fruited Carignane with chalky minerality and bitter citrus. A heavy hitter with plenty of panache.
Variety: 100% Carignane
Vineyard: Mule Plane Vineyard
Location: Lodi, CA
Alcohol: 12.8%
Production: 65 cases
Talc, blood orange, wild plum, raspberry coulis.
100% whole cluster, spontaneous fermentation. Aged 14 months sur lie in neutral 500L French oak puncheons.
Mule Plane Vineyard is sustainably farmed in sandy Tokay loam soils, from vines planted in the late 1920s near the Mokelumne River in Lodi.