NoneSuch Mencia Silvaspoons Vineyard 2023

Country: USA Region: Lodi Type: Red Wine Grape: Mencia Winemaker Caitlin Quinn was raised in San Luis Obispo wine country, and has made wine for over a decade in California and abroad. Finding inspiration from her family, friends, and mentors in Santa Cruz and Sonoma Counties, she started NoneSuch Wines in 2017. Embracing minimalist winemaking techniques in order to express vineyard terroir fully, the grapes are hand-harvested and foot tread, fermented whole-cluster naturally with native yeasts, and aged in entirely neutral oak barrels. Quinn has also served as Assistant Winemaker at Arnot-Roberts since 2014. Ron Silva of the Silvaspoons Vineyard has been championing Iberian varieties for decades, with 21 varieties planted, including the first known planting of Mencía in California. Just one acre was planted in 2014 with clones originating from Bierzo, Spain. The vineyard is located North of Lodi and South of Sacramento in the Alta Mesa AVA, which sports the name “high table” because i