The Lomita Estate
Founded: 2009 by Fernando Pérez Castro
Winery location: Valle de Guadalupe - a mid-valley, northwestern facing slope in the ejido of Francisco Zarco.
Region and grape sources:
- Valle de Guadalupe - Estate vineyards - Elevation 1,000 ft. Located in the heart of Valle de Guadalupe approximately 9 miles from the Pacific. Their estate has 17 acres under vine. Farming is organic.
- Valle de Guadalupe - Paraiso Vineyard - 950ft elevation. Planted in 2007 in soils of clay and granite. Neighboring vineyard to Carrodilla. Farming is organic.
- Valle de Ojos Negros - 2,800 ft elevation. Planted in 2003 in soils of granite, decomposed sandstone and some clay. Farming is organic.
- Uruapan - 850 ft elevation. Planted in 2007 in highly mineral soils of red clay. Farming is organic.
Notes:
- While the winery wasn't formally established until 2009, La Lomita's land holdings include vineyard sites with some of the Valle de Guadalupe's oldest vines.
- The winery is one of the few to be certified organic in México.
- Winemaker Gustavo González made the illustrious Masetto from 2000 through 2003.
Total production: 17 acres under vine, 9 wines, 10,000 cases
2020 Pagano - La Lomita
Tasting Notes and Drinking Window:
Always a robust full-bodied and voluptuous wine, the 2020 Pagano is sourced from estate owned dry-farmed, old vine Pagano vineyard planted in the 1960s blended with some fruit from younger vines from the Valle de la Grulla. 100% Grenache, this wine boasts an elegantly perfumed nose of white flowers, fresh strawberries, leather, vanilla, and dried herbs. The palate is dominated by deeper tones of dark berries layered in with vanilla and plums in a composition that leans towards a dessert wine in structure and finish. This vintage will reward some medium-term cellaring but can be consumed upon release with a slight decant.
320 cases made
Drinking window: Now - 12 years
Vintage:
2020
Blend:
100% Grenache
Producer:
La Lomita
Winemaker:
Gustavo A. Gonzalez - Mexican
Vineyards:
- Estate owned, ‘Pagano’ vineyard is in the Valle de Guadalupe and is oriented with a gentle slope to the southwest, approximately 11 miles from the Pacific at an elevation of 1,000 ft. Plated in the early 1960s.
- An organic vineyard in Valle de la Grulla planted in 2005 at an elevation of 850 feet.
Winemaking:
Fermented in stainless steel tanks with skins and seeds for 3 weeks then racked to 1st use French oak barrels for 12 months.
Sulfites: 70 ppm
Farming:
Organic, dry farmed, sustainable
Alcohol:
15.4%
