The Return

Anderson Valley

 

In 2016, we purchased this exceptional site (also home to our One Acre) from Rich Savoy to ensure that this beautiful property will be part of the Littorai family forever. The far southwest of the property has three blocks, which share a common westerly exposure. The vineyard elevation rises from 1550 to 1750 feet in one very steep, very straight, hike up the mountainside. These are the steepest blocks we work with amongst all our wonderful sites. Over the many years visiting One Acre, I often looked across to that steep hillside, wondering what the wine quality might be like. The Return is the name we have given to this new block bottling.

Soils: Bear Wallow loam over marine origin sandstone

Age: Re-planted in 2005

Clones: Dijon 114, 777, 828, and Swann

Ten Year Average Yield: 2.19 tons per acre

Looking up The Return's steep slope
A full moon shining in the early morning hours of harvest 2017
Ted looking at bud break in The Return vineyard in March
Sunrise creeping over the mountains in Anderson Valley
Wild turkeys forage through the rows
Sergio works to replant a vine
Aerial view of The Return Vineyard
Forested area overlooking The Return Vineyard
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