robust and powerful revealing flavors of dark fruit

with the same fermentation regimes of wild yeast and small fermentation vessels

2700 cases were bottled in April

Yarra Valley

vine age 11-17 years

2020, LIOCO Indica red, Mendochino County Port robust and powerful revealing flavorsThe challenges of the 2020 vintage were formidable but not impossible. Pandemic aside, it was the widespread fires that necessitated loose knees and a steady temperament. Several of our vineyards were exposed to periods of hazy air from fires in neighboring regions. The distance from these fires ultimately proved to be the saving grace. The lab kept sending us back clean samples, and theories emerged about vineyards being relatively safe provided the