{"product_id":"lioco-indica-2019-750ml","title":"Lioco Indica 2023 (750ml)","description":"AROMA\u003cbr\u003eblackberry, lavender, crushed stone\u003cbr\u003eFLAVOR\u003cbr\u003eItalian plum, sun-baked herbs, lilac\u003cbr\u003eFOOD PAIRINGS\u003cbr\u003eKorean BBQ, lamb meatballs w\/ red sauce, tacos al pastor\u003cbr\u003eVINIFICATION\u003cbr\u003eAll fruit was hand-harvested and meticulously sorted in\u003cbr\u003emid-Sept\/early Oct. Fermented in a mix of open-top tanks with\u003cbr\u003elight cap management, and T-bins beneath a \"submerged cap.\"\u003cbr\u003eOnce pressed, all lots were aged separately in a mix of neutral\u003cbr\u003eoak barriques, puncheons, and stainless steel for 10-months\u003cbr\u003eprior to bottling.\u003cbr\u003eSITE\u003cbr\u003eComposed from a few historic Mendocino County ranch-\u003cbr\u003ees—some on the valley floor, some at high elevation—all with\u003cbr\u003eheritage dry-farmed, head-trained Carignan vines. Soils range\u003cbr\u003efrom red clay (valley) to hard scrabble rocky soils (mountain). This\u003cbr\u003erapidly vanishing California grape variety harkens back to the\u003cbr\u003eGolden State's earliest winemaking efforts.\u003cbr\u003eNOTES\u003cbr\u003eThe challenges of the 2020 vintage were formidable but not\u003cbr\u003eimpossible. Pandemic aside, it was the widespread fires that\u003cbr\u003enecessitated loose knees and a steady temperament. Several of\u003cbr\u003eour vineyards were exposed to periods of hazy air from fires in\u003cbr\u003eneighboring regions. The distance from these fires ultimately\u003cbr\u003eproved to be the saving grace. The lab kept sending us back\u003cbr\u003eclean samples, and theories emerged about vineyards being\u003cbr\u003erelatively safe provided the fires originated far away. This proved\u003cbr\u003eto the be the case in parts of the Redwood Valley. To be extra\u003cbr\u003ecautious, we tested every load of fruit and employed winemaking\u003cbr\u003eprotocols honed in the 2008 fire vintage. The 2020 Indica is from\u003cbr\u003e100% old vine Carignan and features a historic ranch we've not\u003cbr\u003esourced from before. Casa Verde is one of the neatest heritage\u003cbr\u003eplantings in the Redwood Valley with whites and red grapes\u003cbr\u003einterplanted in an old school California sprawl. We field selected\u003cbr\u003efor Carignan only. The normally football-sized Carignan clusters\u003cbr\u003eresembled mango-sized Pinot Noir clusters. The wine is a deeper,\u003cbr\u003edarker version of itself—clearly impacted by intense drought.","brand":"Lioco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42975778210016,"sku":"105528","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/lioco-carignan-indica-mendocino_1.jpg?v=1664305312","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/lioco-indica-2019-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}