Composition
83% Cabernet Sauvignon - Clones 15, 337, 169, 341, & 191
11% Merlot - Clone 181
6% Cabernet Franc - Clone 332
Winemaking Notes
Great artistry is often the result of experimentation. The word "Bricolage" means an "assemblage of found materials" or "tinkering." Our Bricolage celebrates wine born out of creative tinkering and these unique bottlings highlight the best of our experiments.
The composition of Bricolage will vary from vintage to vintage and will always be a once and never again Bordeaux inspired red wine.
Vineyard Notes
Justi Creek Vineyards is our original estate property, located at our winery in Glen Ellen, which was an enclave for the earliest French winemakers in California in the 1890's. Under the care of the Lasseters, it has been painstakingly restored and reimagined with great attention to detail, and is the site of a small, eco-friendly, state-of-the-art winery.
This site benefits from being a warmer area within the valley, but also the narrowest section, resulting in a funnel that concentrates the cool ocean breezes and creates huge diurnal shifts that allow for long hang time and full flavor development with good acid retention.
The Upper Bench Blocks are situated above the valley floor, on undulating terrain. The quick draining, cobbly soils of these blocks are ideal for the red Bordeaux varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec.