Absentee Winery
Avi Deixler
Mendocino
Avi Deixler began making completely natural, perfectly delicious wine in 2016, in Point Reyes, California and has garnered much fervent praise ever since. Things are changing a bit, Avi's got big plans for the next chapter of Absentee (including white wines!) in a new facility, in Mendocino.
Avi does his own cooperage and ferments in barrels. Grapes are farmed organically and treated only with elemental sulphur, nothing else. Head pruned, dry-farmed, many old vines. We’re so excited to be working with this up and coming producer. He represents, for us, the best of what California wine can and should be.
2020
“Pink” 2020 magnums
VARIETY : Carignan / Syrah / Zinfandel / Petite Syrah / Abouriou
TERROIR :
Fruit purchased from the Poor Ranch in Hopland, Mendocino
Sandy soil
Dry Farmed
10-40 year old vines
Organic since its inception in the 1970s
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Whole clusters in raw oak barrel, barrel rolled for ten days.
Pressed after ten days and back in raw oak barrel for a year.
Unfined, Unfiltered.
2019
“Balou” 2019 Magnums
VARIETY : Syrah dominant blend
TERROIR :
Fruit purchased from the Poor Ranch in Hopland, Mendocino
Sandy soil
Dry Farmed
10-40 year old vines
Organic since its inception in the 1970s.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Whole clusters in raw oak barrel, barrel rolled for ten days.
Pressed after ten days and back in raw oak barrel for a year.
Unfined, Unfiltered.
“Western Art” 2019 Magnums
VARIETY : Aborieu and Petit Syrah dominant
TERROIR :
Fruit purchased from the Poor Ranch in Hopland, Mendocino
Sandy soil
Dry Farmed
10-40 year old vines
Organic since its inception in the 1970s.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Whole clusters in raw oak barrel, barrel rolled for ten days.
Pressed after ten days and back in raw oak barrel for a year.
Unfined, Unfiltered.
“Flaws” 2019 Magnums
VARIETY : Grenache dominant
TERROIR :
Fruit purchased from the Poor Ranch in Hopland, Mendocino
Sandy soil
Dry Farmed
10-40 year old vines
Organic since its inception in the 1970s.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Whole clusters in raw oak barrel, barrel rolled for ten days.
Pressed after ten days and back in raw oak barrel for a year.
Unfined, Unfiltered.
“Pink” 2019
VARIETY : Carignan / Syrah / Zinfandel / Petite Syrah / Abouriou
TERROIR :
Fruit purchased from the Poor Ranch in Hopland, Mendocino
Sandy soil
Dry Farmed
10-40 year old vines
Organic since its inception in the 1970s
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Whole cluster
Aged in oak barrel for a year.
Unfined, Unfiltered.
“Red” 2019
VARIETY : Carignan / Syrah / Zinfandel / Petite Syrah / Abouriou
TERROIR :
Fruit purchased from the Poor Ranch in Hopland, Mendocino
Sandy soil
Dry Farmed
10-40 year old vines
Organic since its inception in the 1970s
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Whole cluster
Two week maceration
Vinified for two weeks in raw, French Oak barrique that he shaves before every new fermentation.
The barrels are sealed and rolled every few days then the grapes are pressed and returned to the same oak barrel for a year.
Unfined, Unfiltered.
2017
“Let Rot” 2017
VARIETY : Syrah
TERROIR :
Fruit purchased from the Poor Ranch in Hopland, Mendocino
Dry Farmed
Sandy soil
10-40 year old vines
Organic since its inception in the 1970s
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Whole cluster
Two week maceration
Vinified for two weeks in raw, American Oak barrique that he shaves before every new fermentation.
The barrels are sealed and rolled every few days then the grapes are pressed and returned to the same oak barrel for a year.
Unfined, unfiltered
“NMWD” 2017
VARIETY : Carignan
TERROIR :
Fruit purchased from the Poor Ranch in Hopland, Mendocino
Dry Farmed
Sandy soil
10-40 year old vines
Organic since its inception in the 1970s
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Whole cluster
Two week maceration
Vinified for two weeks in raw, French Oak barrique that he shaves before every new fermentation.
The barrels are sealed and rolled every few days then the grapes are pressed and returned to the same oak barrel for a year.
Unfined, unfiltered.
“Balou” 2017
VARIETY : Syrah
TERROIR :
Fruit purchased from the Poor Ranch in Hopland, Mendocino
Sandy soil
Dry Farmed
10-40 year old vines
Organic since its inception in the 1970s
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Whole cluster
Two week maceration
Vinified for two weeks in raw, French Oak barrique that he shaves before every new fermentation.
The barrels are sealed and rolled every few days then the grapes are pressed and returned to the same oak barrel for a year.
Unfined, unfiltered
2016
“Red” 2016
VARIETY : Carignan / Syrah / Zinfandel / Petite Syrah / Abouriou
TERROIR :
Fruit purchased from the Poor Ranch in Hopland, Mendocino
Sandy soil
Dry Farmed
10-40 year old vines
Organic since its inception in the 1970s
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Whole cluster
Two week maceration
Vinified for two weeks in raw, French Oak barrique that he shaves before every new fermentation.
The barrels are sealed and rolled every few days then the grapes are pressed and returned to the same oak barrel for a year. Unfined, unfiltered.