Wines and Vines
Our Bradford Mountain vineyards are situated 1000 feet above sea level, with soil resembling
the Terra Rossa of Tuscany. Small berries and low grape yields, combined with cool foggy
nights and hot sunny days, contribute to wines with concentrated flavors and aromas -- of ripe
dark cherry and blackberry in our Zinfandel, and with green olives, tobacco and leather joining
the fruit in our Super Tuscan style Cabernet Sauvignon. This terroir produces grapes with
excellent acidity, resulting in wines naturally balanced between each varietal's fruity and more
earthy characteristics. Both wines pair well with more acidic foods such as tomato, caper, or
pepper sauces.
the Terra Rossa of Tuscany. Small berries and low grape yields, combined with cool foggy
nights and hot sunny days, contribute to wines with concentrated flavors and aromas -- of ripe
dark cherry and blackberry in our Zinfandel, and with green olives, tobacco and leather joining
the fruit in our Super Tuscan style Cabernet Sauvignon. This terroir produces grapes with
excellent acidity, resulting in wines naturally balanced between each varietal's fruity and more
earthy characteristics. Both wines pair well with more acidic foods such as tomato, caper, or
pepper sauces.
| We have been growing Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes here since 1994. In 2005 we stopped selling our prize-winning grapes to other wineries and launched LeVois Vineyards winery. Our 2006 Zin recently won a gold medal in the prestigious San Francisco Chronicle 2009 wine competition. Our 2005 and 2006 Zins are sold out, but the 2007 is just as good. Our 2005 Cab is also gone, but we still have a few cases of the 2006 Cab. It won a bronze at the same Chron. wine tasting, The name "LeVois" has a New Orleans French connection. My father was born on a bayou and raised in the French Quarter. In New Orleans he learned at an early age that a glass of wine was part of every dinner. He passed that tradition on to his sons. This history has influenced the style of the Estate grown LeVois Vineyards wine - above all food friendly, supple, and well balanced with enough acidity to pair well with spicy and more acidic dishes. I have been a home winemaker making wine for my friends and family for many years. In 1992, I started looking for a favorably situated mountainside parcel where I could grow my own grapes. I found it on a ridge with a Southern exposure overlooking Healdsburg and Dry Creek Valley. The combination of elevation, exposure, and red acidic soil produces wines that are fruity, elegant, and complex. I terraced the hillsides, planted and tended the vines, and sold most of my grapes. After a decade of watching the wines made from LeVois Vineyards fruit win awards, in 2005 I decided to keep my grapes and make my own commercial wine. The LeVois Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon are both supple, spicy, fruit forward wines, with balanced tannins and acid structure that make them very suitable for aging. Whether you drink them now or put them back you will be happy with the result. |
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