Shotwell Vineyard

The J. Lohr Shotwell Vineyard is located in the El Pomar District of Paso Robles. The climate here is a moderate Region II on the Winkler heat accumulation scale, which characterizes it as a quite cool location for growing the late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon variety. This tightly spaced, cane-pruned vineyard is laid out with 8 foot by 4 foot vine spacing on calcareous Linne-Calodo soil, and was planted from 2013 to 2015. The undulating hills at this location required that the row direction for planting follow the slope of each block. The cooler climate demands that our J. Lohr viticulturalists closely monitor vine water stress to achieve the ripest possible flavors and softest tannins.