Arnot-Roberts El Dorado Gamay Noir 2024 QUANTITY CHECK full bodied

full bodied

the third-oldest winery in Rioja

think iodine

and crucially: 41 months aging in neutral barrel with no topping

up in the elevated reaches of Mendocino's Potter Valley

Arnot-Roberts El Dorado Gamay Noir 2024 QUANTITY CHECK full bodiedArnot Roberts brings their cool climate, site driven sensibility to the Sierra Foothills with this featherweight Gamay from high elevation, decomposed granite vineyards in El Dorado. Sourced primarily from the Witters Vineyard (planted 2000) and Barsotti (planted 2005), both farmed organically between 2,600 and 3,300 feet. Fermented with 100% whole clusters and partial carbonic maceration, then basket pressed to foudre and neutral French oak. This is