Grown on the Rorick estate vineyard in Calaveras County, on soils comprised of a layer of schist over dolomite-rich limestone. Elevation of the vineyard is 2000'. Mataro has a long history in California's viticultural tradition, with many pre-Prohibition plantings still under cultivation across the state; while the newer French synonym 'Mourvèdre' might be more widely recognized we pay homage to California's viticultural pioneers as well as the origin of the vine by using its original name of Mataro.