2019 Newfound Gravels

Region: Mendocino County < CaliforniaGrapes: Syrah/GrenacheVineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified organic farming; gravel soil overdecomposed granite and limestone; flots were fermented separately butemployed similar methods – 100% whole cluster, wild yeasts, one simplecap-wetting per day - spending up to 35 days in total on the skins.The Grenache was aged in one 2000L Austrian oval barrel, while theCarignan was aged in one 2000L French foudré. A total of 14 monthswere spent in each vessel before assembly at which point the wineswere racked, blended and bottled unfined and unfiltered with no addedso2; 13.5% ABV; 430 casesWinemaker: Matt Naumann & Audra ChapmanMatt Naumann was the winemaker at famed biodynamic Pinot Noir producerFailla for 10 years, so he knows a thing or two about farming andmaking wine from Northern California's unique terroir.  His wife,Audra, who spent decades in wine production and on the floor as asommelier, is the boundary pusher, responsible for Newfound's natu