Description
Clos Mullet Vineyard is located in Los Alamos, Santa Barbara County, California
(34044’39”N 120016’12”W). It was planted in 2014 by the Lo-Fi team. Chamise shaly loam series consist of well drained soils that developed over gravelly beds of silt and clay and sandy water-deposited materials. Chamise soils normally contain a large number of water rounded fragments of Monterey shale. Permeability is moderately slow. The cuttings were gathered from neighboring vineyards and planted own rooted.
Hand harvested and organically grown; 100% de-stemmed, pumped-over once daily in an open top tank. Primary and secondary fermentation via native yeasts and bacteria. No sulfur used at harvest. The wine was fermented until dry then pressed to tank, settled, then racked to barrel the following day. Racked once prior to blending. Total of 25 ppm so2 added without filtration in keeping with our minimalist (lo-fi) philosophy.
***Sadly, This is the final vintage of Clos Mullet Gamay. Although it makes an amazing wine, the vines were just not thriving. We decided to rip them out and replace it with Gringet, a rare and ancient white grape variety primarily grown in the Savoie region of France, particularly in the area of Haute-Savoie. It is a unique grape with a fascinating history and it is estimated that there are only about 50 to 60 hectares (approximately 125 to 150 acres) of Gringet planted worldwide, the majority of that of course in France. We are very excited to be bringing this rare grape to the Central Coast. Keep your eyes out for it in the coming vintages (2026?).
