La Lomita Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
Ever building the project Losh of their selections, the 2023 Cabernet is a rockstar with an expression of elegance and finesse that tops everything that came before it. Slightly lower alcohol with less density and extraction, the 2023 shows us Cabernet can have wings and fly.
1,500 cases made
Drinking window: Upon release - 8 years
Winemaking:
Fermented with skins and seeds for 3 weeks in stainless steel tanks. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was split into two parts with 40% aging in neutral french oak barrels and the rest in stainless steel for a period of 10 months. Sulfites: 60 ppm
About the winemaker:
Origin - Ejido el Porvenir in Valle de Guadalupe of Baja California
Winemaker - Gustavo Gonzalez (Mexican, lives in United States)
Vineyard locations, elevations and grape varieties:
• La Lomita produces most of its wines with fruit from their organically farmed vineyards located mid-valley on a northwestern facing slope at 950 ft elevation. Certified organic as of 2020.
Story -
• While the winery wasn't formally established until 2009, La Lomita's land holdings include vineyard sites with some of the valley's oldest vines.