Like her father, Emily Laughton's philosophy is to keep it uncomplicated and not muck around with the vinification. William of Occam was a philosopher who devised intersting theories. One of his better, is that the simplest explanation is generally the most correct, cut the embellishments and return to basics. Fermentation is carried out by native or wild yeasts present on the grape skins. All pressings are returned for completeness of the wine. Racked off gross lees into small French and American oak barriques for oak maturation with no racking or fining or filtration. Malolactic occurs naturally in the barrel without any inducement. Following assemblage, the final wine is treated to a coarse filtration.