2019 Two Shepherds 'Wiley' Carbonic Carignan Trimble Vineyard

Region:  Dunnigan Hills <Yolo County < California Grapes: Cinsault (75%), Carignan (25%) Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified organic farming; 75 year-old vines ongravelly alluvial soils; destemmed; true carbonic fermentation, sealedin tank for 2.5 weeks, then pressed back to stainless to finishfermenting and aged 4 months; 250 cases; 12.4% ABV Winemaker: William Allen & Karen DaenenWilliam Allen and Karen Daenen are the Two Shepherds.  He's a softwaresalesman by day, and she runs consumer research for Jackson FamilyWines.  But their heart is on the farm, and in the Rhône, two lovesthey combine with their 2-human, 3 donkey and 4-goat farm andmicro-winery outside of Healdsburg, CA. They have one small estatevineyard but mostly work with purchased grapes, insisting on organic,and model their wines on the Rhône and other natty French styles theylove, making tiny lots of old world, low-intervention bottlings fromcool climate sites.  While they work together to make the wine, Karencon