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2016 J. Lohr Estates

Valdiguié

Wildflower

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  • 93 Points

    Los Angeles International Wine Competition, 2017

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A typical year in this cool climate growing area, the 2016 J. Lohr Estates Wildflower Valdiguié is deeply pigmented, red-purple in color with profuse, black cherry and lilac aromas. The juicy palate is coated with pomegranate and blueberry fruit, leaving a sweet and mildly astringent finish. Serve chilled, and drink your last bottle just in time for the release of the new vintage!

— Steve Peck, Vice President, Winemaking

Wine Details

Cellaring

4 years

Best enjoyed within four years of bottling.

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  • Origin

    Monterey AVA, Monterey County, CA

  • Food Pairings

    Serve with duck confit salad or as a complement to a charcuterie plate of Serrano ham, peppered salami, cornichon and hard cheese.

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Composition Blend

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    Valdiguié

Vintage

Valdiguié is a very large-berried variety, requiring extra vigilance from our Arroyo Seco vineyard crew to prune to only one bud per spur and aggressively thin any extra shoots pushing from the cordon. Otherwise, yields are too high and ripening becomes difficult for this late-maturing variety. In our winemaking, the goal is to preserve the wonderful natural acidity and fresh fruit character of this varietal. We incorporate two different fermentation techniques to achieve this. In 2016, we hand-picked roughly one-third of the fruit and put those whole clusters directly into the fermenters in a winemaking process called carbonic maceration – no crushing, punching down, or pumping over of the whole clusters is performed. The other, more conventional technique, includes gently de-stemming the fruit going to the fermenter, pumping over and extracting with fairly short, warm fermentations. These processes give the wine a remarkable similarity to the wines of Beaujolais, with enticing berry fruit flavors, a vibrant color and soft tannins.

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