IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR September is always the busiest time of the year for a It's gratifying to hear that the experts love that wine as winemaker. I’ve been driving my trusty white pickup all much as we do. over northern California to manage the vineyard picks, and to coordinate the delivery of grapes to the winery. In this shipment, we’re excited to introduce a new Between pressing, crushing, pumpovers, and blending, release: the 2018 Jack London Dry-Farmed Cabernet the winery is bustling with activity these days. We’re Sauvignon. Why “dry-farmed”? One of our hillside bottling 2018 red wines and 2019 white wines to open up blocks of grapes has an area with tanks to make room for this year’s grapes. richer soil that doesn’t require any irrigation. As a result, these grapes have a unique, especially I find the challenges and excitement of harvest concentrated taste. Dry-farming makes for a energizing. Each decision I make can have effects that particularly "age-worthy" wine, a true Cabernet lover's last for years. And these days, it feels good to be able to Cabernet Sauvignon. Enjoy it now, or save it for your roll up my sleeves to make plans for the future. plans for the future.

By the way, big news! Our 2018 The Barn Take care. won Wine of the Year 2020 at the Critics Challenge blind tasting, with a rating of 98 points. We couldn't have done it without the hard work of the crew here on site. Zeke Neeley, Winemaker

SEPTEMBER 2020 BY OCTOBER 31ST

Voted Wine of theYear - 98pts -

INTRO DUCING PORTOLA VINEYARD CHARDONNAY 2017 YOAKIM BRIDGE 2018 JACK LOND ON DRY FARMED CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018 dry Creek valley AVA 5.0 / 3.40 13.8% 5.6/3.85 14.1% TASTING NOTES TASTING NOTES JACK LONDON VINEYARD DRY FARMING Our Portola Vineyard Chardonnay presents lively being slightly cooler than usual. The grapes Aromas of dark chocolate, blackberry and at the peak of ripeness. The grapes were hand Located in the Sonoma Mountain AVA The vineyard blocks for this wine are aromas of ripe stone fruit and orange blossom were hand harvested on September 13th, gently harvested on September 14th and fermented on above the dense fog level, the Jack London located at the highest elevation of the with hints of white chocolate and allspice. The pressed at the winery and the juice was sent to The palate has a lush entry of blueberry- the skins for 20 days with regular pump overs. vineyards are one of the most unique ranch and are farmed without irrigation. wine is full-bodied with a rich mouthfeel and French oak barrels for fermentation. The lees plum reduction with a rich mid-palate and After pressing, the wine was aged in American The only source of water comes from creaminess that was achieved by stirring the less were stirred every other week for 3 months velvety tannis. and French oak barrels for 18 months. London’s passion for improving the land natural rainfall and an underground during sur lie aging. before we allowed the wine to settle. 100% of and farming sustainably, the steeply mountain spring, allowing the wine to the barrels went through malolactic fermenta- FROM THE WINEMAKER FROM THE WINEMAKER tion and the wine was aged for 9 motnhs in 2018 had a mild and dry growing season sun followed by indirect light in the heart Heavy winter rains recharged the soil after years French oak before racking and bottling. which made for a more leisurely growing of the afternoon. The long, cool growing of drought. A moderate summer made for a season-allowing us to harvest our Zinfandel RETAIL: $42 I REORDER: $30 season of this area creates a beautiful steady growing season, with the Dry Creek AVA RETAIL: $33 I REORDER: $24 complexity and balance in the fruit. RETAIL: $55 I REORDER: $39

FROM THE WINEMAKER SANTA NELLA VINEYARD 2018 YOAKIM BRIDGE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 The 2018 vintage was mild and dry Aromas of blackcurrant and dried blueberry leading to a more historically average are combined with subtle notes of spicy picking date. Much of the Cabernet dried bay leaf and black pepper. The palate russian river Valley 6.6 / 3.70 15.2% 5.8 / 3.57 14.6 Sauvignon at Jack London was picked at shows great texture with cocoa powder the end of October but dry-farming led tannin, black plum and caramel fried sage. to concentrated fruit at an earlier date A truly age-worthy wine. TASTING NOTES TASTING NOTES leading to an October 6th pick date. Aromas of raspcherry, dark chocolate cherry, We destemmed the grapes into stainless steel Aromas of cherry, raspberry, sage and black and fermented on the skins for 14 days with cinnamon and anise. This wine has density and tanks and cold soaked them before undergoing currant are balanced by vanilla and a slight regular pump overs. After pressing, the wine Due to the tannic nature of these grapes, gravitas with a soft, rich entry, spicy mid-palate fermentation for 3 weeks. The young wine was touch of savory characters of hickory smoke, was aged in French oak barrels for 26 months.

only 13 days instead of the usual 20 days into 35% new oak barrels where the wine aged of maceration. The wine aged 17 months for 15 months. FROM THE WINEMAKER in oak barrels (60% new) with the FROM THE WINEMAKER 2015 had an earlier than usual bud break, majority of French oak from two coopers The 2018 vintage was mild and try leading to a and extended high temperatures in August Nadalie and Berthomieu. more historically average picking date. Our and September led to a compact and early Santa Nella Pinot Noir grapes were night harvest. The grapes were hand harvested RETAIL: $44 I REORDER: $31 harvested on September 27th, 2018. RETAIL: $44 I REORDER: $31