Little Trouble Wine Co. 2021 Heritage Red, Stampede Vineyard, Lodi

Item Number: 18274

UPC: None

Country: USA
Region: California
Sub Region: Lodi
Appellation/AVA: Lodi
Estate Grown Wine: No
Vineyard Designation: Stampede Vineyard
Vintage: 2021
Grape(s): Zinfandel / Mission / Alicante / Syrah / Grenache / Tokay
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14.2
Viticulture: Practicing Organic

Winemakers' Notes: "The vineyard that started it all! As always, Stampede continues to be a pillar upon which our sanity lies each harvest. Jeff Perlegos, owner and farmer, being at the helm of this historic site means that our sole job with this fruit is simply not to get in it’s way. With flavors that embody Lodi’s combination of wild west saloon culture and produce-growing paradise, this Zinfandel-based blend (that includes Mission, Alicante, Syrah, Grenache and Tokay) rides the fine line of serious and chuggable. California rodeo dust is our favorite flavor descriptor of this site, with heaps of wild brush herbs and watermelon candy to boot." - Sara & Jen

Vineyard Notes: Currently owned by the Perlegos family, it was love at first site for the Stampede Vineyard in Lodi next door to the Clements Buckaroos rodeo grounds. Upon purchasing this historical site, the Perlegoses employed certain viticultural practices and learned that the vineyard, originally planted in the 1920s by J.J. Zechmeister and C.H. Suess, didn’t need much water, but rather, just some tender loving care to whip itself into shape. Stampede consists of own rooted vines driven predominantly by Zinfandel with Mission, Mourvedre, Alicante Bouschet, Syrah and Tokay mixed in. Now, the site is considered a gem in the Lodi AVA (or the Clements Hills sub appellation), and its fruit has gone to respected wineries such as Fields Family Wines, Maître de Chai, Bedrock, and The Scholium Project.

Winemaking Notes: Grapes were fully destemmed upon arrival at winery. The fruit fermented on skins in neutral vessel until dry and then was pressed into neutral barrels. Both primary and malolactic fermentation occurred spontaneously with native yeasts. Little Trouble Heritage Red was bottled unfined, unfiltered and with a minimal addition of sulfites.