VINEYARD: Shea Vineyard
VARIETY: 100% Pinot Noir
CLONES: Pommard, Wadenswil, 114, 115, 777
SOIL: Marine Sedimentary
CERTIFICATION: LIVE Certified
INCLUSION: 100% Destemmed
OAK: 20% NFO
AGING: 10 Months
ALCOHOL: 13.9%
WINEMAKER: Laurent Montalieu, Anne Sery
Shea Vineyard was first planted with wine grapes in the late 1980s and today is a 290-acre property with 155 planted acres. 149 of these acres are planted to Pinot noir vines and the balance is planted to Chardonnay. Shea vineyard sits on sedimentary soil over fractured sandstone. Today, the vineyard is surrounded by some of the premiere wineries making Pinot noir in the “New World.”