2022 Lucius Wines Concrete Albarino

618 cs. made.  $25/btl.

92 pts. Sean Sullivan, 91 pts. Vinous 

New project, new Albarino! The grapes are all from Lawrence Vineyard, high atop the Corfu Crossing portion at 1500 feet of elevation. This is a younger block planted in 2009, off-axis over a rolling section of hillside on the eastern edge of the vineyard. 2022 was a long cool season that resulted in fresh wines with long hang times. We harvested this fruit and skin contacted it for 48 hours prior to pressing, then pressed to our brand new 20 hL conrete eggs and fermented the wine cool without malolactic fermentation. The wine then rested in concrete for another 11 months prior to bottling. Lawrence has long been an important site for us and we're excited to show a new facet coupled with new concrete eggs. 

Lucius Joseph Latta was my great-grandfather's name, one that always captured my imagination. My grandfather told tough tales of his hardworking father, a farmer & blacksmith in Virginia who took up machining as time marched on. Lucius is our space to adapt to new varietals, techniques and vineyards. A place to learn and explore Washington's incredible terroir with an eye on the horizon. These wines are made from sustainable sites with minimal intervention.