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Nouveau Nouveau (2025)

VARIETALS
Gamay

NOTES
VINEYARD: The Columbia Valley is a wide swath of land that reaches from the northern border of Oregon to well into the northeastern parts of Washington State. Within this region is the Yakima Valley, home to Division's nearly 6-acre block of Gamay Noir at Carousel Vineyard, which they have worked with since 2013, assisting in the vineyard transitioning to organic principle farming beginning in 2019. Division loves this particular site for its mineral-intense soils formed from volcanic Miocene uplift against basalt bedrock layered with a primary topsoil made up of sandstone, pulverized quartz, and lime-silica, overlaid further with the mixed glacial runoff of Missoula floods. This mix makes the region so dynamic, unique, and in this case, perfect soils for the crunchy and fruity Nouveau Nouveau.

FARMING: Organic

VINIFICATION: A mix of fully carbonic maceration (all whole-cluster in carbon dioxide-enriched environment), high percentage whole-cluster (semi-carbonic) with a mix of some de-stemmed as well as some fully de-stemmed spontaneous fermentations. Each lot was on the skins for 10-12 days before grapes were pressed and finished primary and secondary fermentation in stainless steel tanks.