2016 Petit Verdot
“The bold-yet-flora expression of Petit Verdot is something that all red wine enthusiasts should have the opportunity to try.” Winefolly.com. This full-bodied Bordeaux varietal, with pronounced herbal aromas, is a viscous and dark, deep violet wine. Spiced herbal notes lead into notes of pencil shavings, molasses and cedar. Blackberry lingers on the finish along with leather and vanilla.
100% Petit Verdot from San Benito County. Pronounced herbal aromas lead into this viscous and daek deep violet wine. Spiced herbal notes lead into notes of pencil shavings, molasses and cedar. Blackberry lingers on the finish along with leather and vanilla.
Herbal aromas with spicy herbal notes lead into hints of molasses and cedar. Blackberry, vanilla and leather linger on the finish. Deliciouswith rosemary lamb stew, grilled Portobello mushrooms or steak frites with Stilton.
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Varietal | Petit Verdot |
| Varietal Composition | 100% Petit Verdot |
| Appellation | San Benito County |
| Vineyard | Paicines Vineyard |
| Acid | .07 G/L TA |
| PH | 3.62 |
| Residual Sugar | 0.16% |
| Alcohol | 14.25% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 07/16/2018 |
| Cases Produced | 147 |
Made entirely from hand-picked near Paicines, CA. The coastal mountains provide ideal growing conditions for premium quality winegrapes.
Jim Shumate, Winemaker
A native of Southern California, Jim's first wine job was working in the barrel room at Meridian Vineyards, where his budding career was greatly influenced by legendary winemaker Chuck Ortman. After several vintages with Meridian as Senior Lab Technician and Senior Barrel Technician, Jim moved on to become Cellar Master and Consulting Winemaker at Templeton Wine Services (where he first met Pomar Junction CEO, Dana Merrill). From 1999 to 2008, this full-service processing facility afforded Jim the opportunity to work with a wide range of varietals, styles and volumes – from small, high-end lots to several-thousand-case productions.
While making wine for Templeton Wine Services, Jim was also busy working toward a degree in Enology at Cal Poly University. His involvement at Cal Poly eventually led to an invitation to develop and manage the Cal Poly pilot winery which opened in 2008. As Cellar Master, Winemaker, and Lecturer for the new campus winery, Jim instructed students on procedural operations of all winery equipment, demonstration of lab analysis and interpretation of results. Additionally, Jim co-taught advanced enology classes, operated and repaired all winemaking equipment, and established a new bottling line for the campus winery. After several vintages of hands-on teaching from fruit to bottling, Jim took the position of Winemaker at Pomar Junction in July 2011.
He lives in Paso Robles with his wife and children.
