2016 Xavier Weisskopf Touraine "Le Rocher des Violettes", Loire Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE: Certified organic 55+ year old vines 90% from near Chinon, 10% from Montlouis From 4 parcels totaling 1 hs 30 40cm of soil before hitting limestone 100% de stemmed Indigenous yeast Fermented in 100% tronconique (15000 L neutral upright barrels) Aged in 2 3 year old 280L barrels for 24 months Unfined and unfiltered ABOUT THIS PRODUCER: Xavier Weisskopf is one of the new generations of young producers buying into appellations in the

Fermentation occurred naturally on the skins in open top fermenters with light pumpovers and gentle punchdowns throughout fermentation

to let the Sonoma Coast character really shine

and in 2006 the Gold Medal at the Concours National des Crémants for their Crémant d’Alsace Brut

The climate is dry

The creation of Domaine Henri Gouges was the culmination of four hundred years of family grape farmers

Originally founded in 1960

35% Petite Sirah

young Henry Hagen arrived on the West Coast in the throes of continental expansion and the Gold Rush

in a most privileged location

Leo Alzinger Jr took over the family domaine in 2002 after returning from harvest in New Zealand

they built a large and high-ceilinged winery

and 2 houses on the property