collection ii.
(set to release Spring 2026)
fruit for this wine comes from 2 extremely hot vineyards (Shell Creek - Highlands District AVA and Margett - San Miguel AVA) that are made up of decomposed calcareous shale and sandstone. despite the extreme climate, this wine is bright, fresh, and extremely textured. we utilize a bit of skin contact as well as neutral barrel and concrete pyramid to preserve freshness and minerality in the wine.
this vintage also sees the addition of fiano (co-fermented with the vermentino). this grape hails from the Italian Coast at the base of Mt. Vesuvius. it is built for heat - thick skins, smaller berries - and helps to give this wine some nerve and backbone. as people who tend to drink more white than red, we’ve always been a bit disheartened by the fact that Paso is primarily a red wine region. we’re excited to showcase an alternative take on the region.
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as if it was kismet, the vineyard manager of this fruit reached out to us after seeing our collection i. launch and reading about our ethos. the vineyard sits at the top of a mountain overlooking Lopez Lake. a few acres of head-trained and dry-farmed Syrah are planted on pure sand and diatomaceous earth. it looks like the moon. for us, this is a dream. the property backs up to thousands of acres of uninhabited Santa Lucia Range. wild sage and lupine grow between the vines while turkeys, coyotes, bears, and mountain lions roam free. it is perhaps the most raw vineyard we have worked with, and the wine speaks to this.
this wine is also the beginning of a new direction for us. while the crux of ídola certainly focuses on blends, single vineyard bottlings carry with them a specific energy.
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still fermenting…
2025 blush
50% valdiguie 50% vermentino
2024 vibe du vin
33% grenache, 18% carignan, 13% petite verdot, 13% vaccarese, 12% zinfandel 11% valdiguie
n.v. so(u)lera no. 2
skin contact chardonnay + friends