Outward Wines - 'Shell Creek Vyd' - Valdiguié - Paso Robles Highlands, CA - 2022

Planted in 1971, Shell Creek Vineyard is among the first vineyards planted in San Luis Obispo County and is organically afrmed. This remote vineyard of the Paso Robles Highlands District sits beneath limestone cliffs featuring marine fossils after which the vineyard was named.
The Valdiguié grapes were fermented with native yeast in a carbonic maceration style. After 10 undisturbed days, the wine was pressed to tank for one night, before moving to neutral oak barrels. After 7 months, the wine was bottled without fining or filtration.
The 2021 Shell Creek Valdiguié bursts with juicy flavors and aromas of watermelon jolly rancher, macerated strawberry, and bubblegum. Exceptionally light and fruity, this carbonic expression is truly "glou glou."

Only 302 cases produced.

Outward Wines is a partnership between Natalie Siddique and Ryan Pace.
We are focused on producing small-lot, site-specific wines that collectively showcase the diversity of terroir across California's Central Coast. We source grapes from expressive vineyards that span the region; including Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Monterey counties. All of the vineyards that we work with are farmed using sustainable, organic, and/or biodynamic practices and are located in close proximity to the cold Pacific Ocean.
In the cellar we strive to minimize inputs throughout the winemaking process in order to allow for a clear picture of what the site can provide naturally, and to give the wine a true sense of time and place. To that end, we utilize native yeast to carry out fermentations, age exclusively old French oak barrels, and bottle without fining or filtration.
While we do our best to allow the wines to speak for themselves, we also recognize the role and impact of the human element in terroir. Our hands and our decisions are reflected in the wines that we produce, so it is not only an expression of site, but it is our expression of site.
Our winemaking approach is informed by the places we have travelled, the background and experience we have in the wine industry, the wines we have enjoyed and been inspired by, the food we prepare and consume, and the friends and mentors that we consult. All winemaking dogma aside, at the end of the day our goal for these wines is for them to be delicious and to provide pleasure to the end consumer.