The Vines
| L E V O I S VINEYARDS AND WINERY |
The Wines
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.
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.
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, meaning supple and balanced, not hot
or over-extracted.
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.
2008 Harvest Newsletter
LeVois Vineyards
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