Winemaking

 

philosophy

Our goal is to produce wines with character and energy that showcase purity and site through transparent winemaking. With this goal in mind we believe in minimal handling from grape to bottle, restrained use of sulphur, little new oak, and in most cases, no synthetic additives or perfecting agents.

whites

Following inspiration from some of the great producers in Chablis and Burgundy, we press our Chardonnay’s whole cluster, settle with no sulphur, barrel ferment with no stirring, little new oak, age in neutral barrels followed by a portion of stainless steel before bottling.

reds

“The deeper the color, the less aromatic”. This is a quote from a famous winemaker we look up to and we take this belief to heart. We attempt to have a very light hand when fermenting our reds and strive for aromatic depth, palate complexity, and freshness. Our reds see a high percentage of whole cluster, are gently pumped over, foot treaded, and punched down depending on the stage of the ferment. We use gravity whenever possible typically do not rack until bottling.