The Lomita Estate
- 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.
- 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. The winery is one of the few to be certified organic in México.
- Their vineyards lie approximately 11 miles from the Pacific at an elevation of 1,000 ft. The soil profile is a mix of clay and granite.
Total production: 17 acres under vine, 9 wines, 10,000 cases
2022 Cabernet - La Lomita
What to Expect and Drinking Window:
A step towards lightness from the 2021, the 2022 Lomita Cabernet maintains the bold approachable style of previous vintages but weds it with an elegance that make the vintage quite remarkable. A smaller production in this vintage will make it somewhat harder to find but a delight for those that do.
2,000 cases made
Drinking window: Upon release - 8 years
Vintage:
2022
Blend:
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer:
La Lomita
Winemaker:
Gustavo A. Gonzalez - Mexican
Vineyards:
Valle de Guadalupe - Paraiso Vineyard - 950ft elevation. Planted in 2007 in soils of clay and granite. Farmed organic.
Uruapan - 850ft elevation. Planted in 2007 in highly mineral soils of red clay. Farmed organic.
Valle de Ojos Negros - 2,800 ft elevation. Planted in 2003 in soils of granite, decomposed sandstone and some clay. Farmed organic.
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: 45 ppm
Farming:
Organic, sustainable
Alcohol:
13.5%
