The Montague Vineyard just to the West of the Mokelumne River in Lodi was planted circa 1927-1930. It has been farmed by generations of the Shinn family who first settled in the area in the 1850s. A short walk from Bechthold, it is planted in the same Tokay Fine Sandy Loam soils, and despite its advanced age , it consistently produces a healthy crop of quite robust bunches and generously-sized berries that lend themselves to inclusion in a broad array of wines. An early pick becomes part of our Vin Gris and Rosé Pet Nat, and later picks adapt themselves to carbonic maceration as well as traditional native ferments. Unlike the reputation of Old World Carignane, oft disdained as a rough and rustic variety best ripped up, Montague charms us with its easygoing Californian nature.