
2020 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 DaenenNEW VINTAGE ALERT! William Allen and Karen Daenen are the Two Shepherds. He's a software salesman by day, and she runs consumer research for Jackson Family Wines. But their heart is on the farm, and in the Rhône, two loves they combine with their 2-human, 3 donkey and 4-goat farm and micro-winery outside of Healdsburg, CA. They have one small estate vineyard but mostly work with purchased grapes, insisting on organic, and model their wines on the Rhône and other natty French styles they love, making tiny lots of old world, low-intervention bottlings from cool climate sites. While they work together