Thee & Thou Albarino

John Donaghue was working as a skyscraper building engineer in San Francisco when he found his way into wine. He got his start when he got mixed up with Gideon Beinstock of Clos Saron. He remained working at Clos Saron for several years, working closely with Gideon and learning every aspect of winemaking , from the vineyard to the bottle. In 2011 he produced his first cuvée, a dense, structured blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from North Yuba County. Using similar low-intervention techniques, neutral oak, and native fermentations, the wines of Thee & Thou are complex, balanced, and lively, with the structure and acid to age for years to come. 100% Albariño from the Terra Alta vineyard in Clements Hills - Lodi. The vines are planted on sandy clay loam soils, with the grapes retaining great acidity from wide diurnal shifts in the area - the valley pulls cool air from the San Francisco Bay, bringing down the temperatures at night during the growing season. The grapes were picked in the early morning and brought back to the winery on Treasure Island. They are then destemmed, foot-stomped and macerated on skins for roughly 5 days before being pressed off to complete fermentation. Matured for 10 months in neutral French oak and bottled unfined and unfiltered.