Catapult Vineyard
AVA Willow Creek, Paso Robles
PLANTED 2008
RED VARIETIES Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache, and Tempranillo
ACREAGE 28 under vine, 45 total
WHITE VARIETIES Grenache Blanc, Viognier, and Roussanne
SOILS Shale, clay, silt, rocky
PH High 5s
FARMING PRACTICES Farmed using organic and biodynamic practices
Directly in the heart of the Paso Robles’ Templeton Gap, near the acclaimed L’Aventure and Booker Vineyards, sits our Catapult Vineyard. In 2008, we came across forty-five barren acres of extreme, rocky soils packed with siliceous shale and little limestone content, just the type of soils we love; soils that encourage the vines to struggle while finding nourishment deep within the ground. The reward of this hardworking vine is berries packed with wicked complexity and intense flavors. Though barely three miles from our Paderewski Vineyard, the pH level at Catapult Vineyard is in the high 5s. A nice complement to the dirt over at “Rewski”. This pH difference, coupled with the cooler mesoclimate at Catapult, brings out different flavor profiles from the fruit produced. Staying true to our goals, the vineyard was planted after copious research of the soils and land exposures. It is important to us that the vines partner perfectly with the soils found within our vineyards. Today, seven grape varieties — Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Tempranillo, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, and Viognier – are planted to this plot of land that was born to be a vineyard.
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