GSM

The J. Lohr Gesture GSM comes from plantings at our J. Lohr Stairway Vineyard located in the Adelaida District. Slopes can be as much as 50% to 75% at this ranch; hiking up the vine rows is leg-burning and requires caution when traversing the steep, step-like chalk rocks. Only crawler tractors can be used to safely farm this site. This part of Paso Robles is an ancient uplifted seabed so fossilized that seashells are often found in the ground - even though the vineyard is perched at 1,500 foot average elevation. Weather at J. Lohr Stairway Vineyard is ideal for growing Rhône grape varieties. Daytime high temperatures are moderate here, due to early afternoon breezes from the nearby Pacific Ocean just 13 miles away.