Description

COUNTRY:USA
REGION:California
SUB REGION:Lodi
APPELLATION/AVA:Lodi
ESTATE GROWN WINE:No
VINEYARD DESIGNATION:El Jamon Vineyard
VINTAGE:2019
GRAPE(S):Grenache
TYPE:Wine – Red
BOTTLE SIZE:750 ml
PACK:12
CLOSURE:Cork
ALC BY VOL(%):14

Vine Age:5 years old, head trained, dry farmed

Vineyard Notes:When looking at a GPS map of the vineyard, it literally looks like a leg of ham or what the Bokisch family lineage would call “jamon,” hence the name El Jamon Vineyard.

Winemaking Notes:The grapes are completely destemmed. Fermentation occurs with punch downs in ton bins. The wine ages sur lie for 8 months in neutral French oak barrels.

Tasting Notes:Big, booming nose of cassis, camphor, tea, wild strawberry pie, and red roses. Background notes of blackberry, white pepper, jasmine and garrigue. Wonderfully ripe, medium-bodied flavors of cassis, blackberry and tobacco. Long finish of boysenberry pie, bakers chocolate and fine tannins, all framed with a bit of acidity.

Artwork byJohn Duckworth:“[This picture is of a] Little known public access to the Stono River that is an all-time favorite of mine for watching the sunrise. Hidden at the end of Burden Creek Road, a dirt road lined with a beautiful live oak canopy, this pot never ceases to inspire. As I walk into the water in my hip-waders, it feels like a baptism every time. Incredible way to start the day.”