2023 Turley Wine, Cinsault Bechthold Vineyard, California, USA Brigaldara Jacques on the north side

Jacques on the north side of Gevrey-Chambertin – considered one of the finest vineyards in the village

Limited run of 66 cases this time around - Faccia Brutto

The grapes are fermented in stainless steel and see regular punch downs for the first week

The AOC Gigondas is fermetned entirely whole cluster w/ indigenous yeasts and vinified in a combination of new and used barrels

a hike outside of modern-day Villanueva into the Sierra

2023 Turley Wine, Cinsault Bechthold Vineyard, California, USA Brigaldara Jacques on the north sidePlanted in 1885, this Cinsault vineyard is certainly the oldest of its kind in the United States, and perhaps even the oldest Cinsault in the world! A light bodied red grape, Cinsault (pronounced SAHN so) is usually found in the south of France as a component of Chteauneuf du Pape in the Rhne Valley, or consumed as ros in Provence. The Bechthold Vineyard vines are gnarly, head trained, and dry farmed in deep, sandy soils. Theyre also ungrafted,