Lupo in Bocca, or wolf in the mouth, is inspired by our Vermont landscape and by a twist on an Italian phrase for good luck. Made from Frontenac Gris, this rosé reminds us of the lone field tree or wolf tree symbolic of the old Vermont meadow. These solitary trees give a sense of history and mystery, of stories from another time, and stories yet to be told. These beguiling old trees remind us that the story of this alpine landscape, both wild and cultivated, is still unfolding.

The way the Frontenac Gris responds to skin fermentation and oxygen while fermenting and aging highlights this beautiful copper color that is intrinsic to the grape that makes it. Lupo in Bocca highlights this copper and in 2022 we were able to capture a sparkle that turned this special rose into a frothy shimmer. Like a traditional Friulian Ramato, the Lupo has a gorgeous color and holds that Sherry-Not-Sherry structure and nose that can be so beguiling.  Picked in the later part of September, and the skins turned that coppery color of Ramato dreams.

HOW TO STORE THIS WINE: store me upright

Rosé Wine of Vermont

Lupo in Bocca

VARIETY / Frontenac Gris
VINEYARD / Les Carouges Vineyard - Vergennes {Champlain Valley, Vermont}
CELLAR / Indigenous yeasts, no filtering or fining. No added sulfites.
ALC/VOL / 12%

LES CAROUGES VINEYARD

Vergennes, Vermont

This vineyard on clay, limestone, and shale, is defined by wide-open space full of the epic romance of a mythic novel, grand gestures, battles of bravery, lost and found love, stories of courage and heart, and is protected by Les Carouges, the red-winged blackbirds who make nests in the vines for the season.

SOIL / clay, limestone and shale
ELEVATION / 252 feet. Valley floor
AGRICULTURE / regenerative, practicing biodynamic, forest edge ecology, rotational grazing
VINEYARD LIFE / clover, wild carrot, dandelion, mugwort, burdock, thistle, elderflower, purple vetch, chicory, nettle, climbing nightshade, foxtail
MICROCLIMATE / intensely hot and humid summers, western facing with sun all day long. Wind in the morning and still evenings. Cold, damp winters with windchills. Some snow.
FRUIT GROWN / Marquette, La Crescent, Front Gris, Brianna
SIZE / 4 acres {1.6 hectares}