2021 MARCHELLE CARIGNANE JESSIE' S GROVE 1900 BLOCK MOKELUMNE RIVER SEBASTOPOL CALIFORNIA

FROM THE WINERY:

Carignan has long been known as an excellent blender in its native Rhone Valley in southern France. On the
sandy floodplains of the Mokelumne River west of Lodi, these dry-farmed, own-rooted vines planted in 1900
by the Spenker family and still farmed by descendant Greg Burns of Jessie’s Grove. As with many old
vineyards, the Carignan has a few scattered white grapes and other varietals interplanted. The rapidly
disappearing but late 19th-century widely planted Monbadon white grape comprised 8% of the rows picked.
Head-trained, spur pruned and own-rooted/dry-farmed.

Tasting Notes
A fruit-forward expression of dark cherry, plum fruits, fresh roasted coffee, wildflowers and a hint of “sauvage
et animale” wildness. With forward tannins and plenty of structure, this wine will take its time to mature and
evolve.