Monterey County, Gabilan Mountains

From two rows of vines in the highest vineyard in Monterey County, located at 700 metres above sea level in the Gabilan Mountains, planted on decomposed quartzite/granite and limestone soils. Fermented and aged in all old oak, with a small proportion of second fill.

Big Basin Vineyards is located on the steep hillsides of the Santa Cruz mountains, established in 2002, with the mission to restore an ancient vineyard on the same site planted 100 years before. Working organically since day one, with the help of cover crops and organic compost, they have rescued the previously poor and eroded soil, planting vines 1,300 feet above sea level on mostly mudstone/sandstone soils. In the cellar, work is conducted gently and with minimal handling, with the only addition, at most being a drop or two of sulphur.