Poe Wines "Dolcetto" Mendocino, California 2022

FROM POE WINES:

THE WINE: These grapes are from Split Rock Ranch vineyard in Mendocino County, California. When Samantha first visited Split Rock Ranch to see the rows of organic Grenache that would go into the Poe rosé, she fill in love with the old vine Dolcetto. When she tasted the grapes, she was intrigued by the intense flavors of blueberry, plum, and strawberry - the fruit had bright acidity and crunchy tannin. She and her husband (label designer, Michael McDermott) have enjoyed Italian Dolcetto for years and were excited to make a California version from this beautiful, family-owned, dry-farmed, and organic vineyard.

THE PRODUCER: Samantha Sheehan founded POE in 2009 after being inspired by the wines she tasted in Burgundy and Champagne. The goal is not to replicate Burgundy, but rather create alluring, vineyard specific, age-worthy wines revealing the beautiful terroir of California. There is minimal intervention, judicious use of sulfur, and never any additives.