La Garagista ‘The Law of Shapes’ Pétillant Red 2021

Location: United States, Vermont

Winemaker: Deirdre Heekin

Grapes: Frontenac Noir

From the Producer: ‘The Law of Shapes’ is a charming bubbly red wine, grown by David Keck and Lauren Droege at their vineyard in the foothills of Mount Mansfield. Divided into three parcels, this plot of red grapes, venerable in age, grows in a field of spring violets and has been witness to a long line of romances and marmalade cats twining between the vines. It hails from that mercurial grape that shifts from mystery to delight to bright, sparkling stars in the sky.

Our wines are an expression of the season. Each vintage may herald slightly different bottlings, and even wines that we tend to make every year will show variation from vintage to vintage. This intrigues us. We work in the field and cellar as minimally as possible, as guides and companions. We believe that terroir encompasses geology, geography, microclimate, varietal, culture, and the human hand. Wine cannot make itself just like a dish of roasted carrots or an aged cow's milk cheese cannot. Our job is to accompany and support the wine throughout its life in the vineyard and our cantina.

Our fruit is handpicked and sorted, foot crushed through pigéage. We employ glass demijohns and old barrels, flex tanks and an anfora. We rely on the wild yeast found on our fruit, the result of a happy marriage of field and fermentation. We use little to no sulphite at bottling. It depends on the wine and the season.

’Field Studies’ is a family of La Garagista Wines, an exploration of other landscapes in Vermont, and partnerships with other farmers.