Lomita Sacro
WHY WE LOVE IT
Varietal Composition: 50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon
Elaboration: Pressed juice was fermented on the skins and seeds for three weeks and then racked to 1st and 2nd use French oak barrels and aged for 12 months.
Tasting Notes: Full bodied and plump with notes of fresh berries, chocolate, and a vein of acidity that recalls espresso, this wine shows the seductive side of Merlot on the nose with a floral bouquet.
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PRODUCER BACKGROUND
Hacienda La Lomita was founded in 2009 by Fernando Pérez Castro in the heart of Valle de Guadalupe, Baja, Mexico, north of Ensenada and approximately nine miles from the Pacific near the village of San Antonio de las Minas.
The winery and its estate vineyards are on a northwestern-facing slope in the ejido of Francisco Zarco. Ejido refers to village lands that are communally held in a traditional system of land tenure that combines communal ownership with individual use. The estate grows some of the region’s oldest vines.
The estate has practiced organic viticulture since 2012 and is one of the region’s few certified organic wineries. The vineyard sits at about 1,000 feet in elevation with a soil profile consisting of a mix of clay and granite.