Northern Lights

"With aromatics that resemble the forests surrounding this ever so special site, it’s quite easy to get hung up smelling the wine, but once you’re able to compose yourself and dig into the palate you will find much much more. A potpourri of California pines, sassafras, and feral wilderness is intertwined with dark blue fruits, and structure that would make a court clerk proud. The wine leans more towards the old world earthen qualities than the new world fruit laden wines"

Origin: Mendocino, CA
ABV: 12.5%
USNW Classification: Natural, Certified Biodynamic
Varietal & Type: 100% Syrah
Vintage: 2021

Winery

The approach to Catch & Release is simple. Source the best fruit possible and let it do the heavy lifting. They do not course correct in the cellar so fruit quality is paramount.

The wines are delicate - Less extraction, gentle pressing and a general philosophy that less is more. It’s all in the details.

Vineyard Notes

Filigreen Farm is situated on 97 acres in Anderson Valley, Mendocino County, California. It is a Demeter-certified Biodynamic and CCOF-certified organic diversified farm whose primary products are tree fruits, blueberries, olives, wine and table grapes, and houses a production garden (flowers and vegetables), livestock, apiary, and an ongoing inquiry into water revitalization. Filigreen is located on land once inhabited and managed by the Tabahtea (Tah-bah-tay) Pomo First Peoples named after Taa-Bo-Tah, or Long Valley.