Paysan 2022 P'tit Pape

Winery Notes:

Sourced from eight vineyard sites in Monterey and San Benito Counties with soils based on granite and/or limestone.  The commercial vineyards are certified sustainable and organic, but we also have one backyard and one old vine site that go into this blend; while they are less intensively farmed than the commercial vineyards, they aren’t certified anything.  Picked at moderate sugars, fermented in several lots ranging from 0-50% whole cluster with native yeasts depending on the lot. Fermented to dryness on skins. Aged in predominantly concrete cask, neutral, and a handful of once and twice-used barrels and puncheons for 10 months. Racked off lees, blended and returned to the cooperage to marry for 5 months. No fining or filtration.