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
2021 Pagano - La Lomita
Tasting Notes and Drinking Window:
Still every bit as full-bodied and voluptuous, this new vintage of Pagano reflects the slightly hotter, drier season with a touch more richness and concentration. Sourced primarily from the estate’s dry-farmed, old-vine Pagano vineyard—with younger-vine fruit from the Valle de la Grulla adding lift—the 100% Grenache nose opens with its familiar elegance: white flowers, ripe strawberries, leather, vanilla, and dried herbs. On the palate, the warmer year pushes the dark berry and plum tones forward, giving the wine a denser, more expansive texture that still echoes a dessert-wine lean in its depth and finish. It remains approachable with a brief decant, yet will benefit even more from medium-term cellaring.
450 cases made
Drinking window: Now – 8 yearsVintage:
2021
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:
Grapes were picked by hand on the 17th of September and fermented in stainless steel tanks with skins and seeds for 3 weeks then racked to 2nd use French oak barrels for 12 months.
Sulfites: 25 ppm
Farming:
Organic, dry farmed, sustainable
Alcohol:
15.2%
