Consistent with Lancaster Estate’s commitment to making wines of authenticity and place, all of our wines are estate grown, produced and bottled. Native yeasts are used for primary fermentation while secondary malolactic fermentation occurs naturally in barrel. To preserve the truest expression of our estate, the Lancaster Estate 2018 Nicole’s Proprietary Red was gently fined and then bottled unfiltered. The 2018 was aged 24 months in 100%French oak. We chose barrels from several coopers including Darnajou, Taransaud, and Nadalie.. 100% of the barrels were new and all were coopered using a combination of Medium, Medium Plus, Medium Long, and Heavy toast levels to provide optimal integration and balance.