Deep ruby in color. The nose has nice cherries, black cherries and black raspberries with baking spice and a bit of pepper. Full bodied with a great texture. Nice backbone of acidity. On the palate, black raspberries with some black cherries. This is young and needs a few years to develop but quite tasty right now. Not a monster wine by any means. Will work with medium and big foods.
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Few people make Grenache in California at a level of this. Manfred Krankl, the owner/winemaker here, does it consistently. It skirts the line of being large yet having elegance. This is a blend of 76% Grenache, 16% Syrah, and 8% Mourvedre. Just a delicious wine. Inky purple in color. The nose has great raspberry fruit along with black raspberries, char, black pepper and spice. Full bodied. Medium tannins. On the palate, the raspberries and black raspberries come thru. Wonderful lush texture. Underlying pepper and char. Long finish. This needs about five more years until peak an
This is another project from Elaine and Manfred Krankl. Very impressive wine. It is a blend of 53% Mourvèdre, 16% Syrah, 14% Grenache, 9% Petit Sirah, 6% Graciano and 2% Viognier. It comes in a very cool shaped bottle and label, which by the way lists the alcohol at 15.8%. Inky purple in color. The nose has black cherries, black raspberries, some char, plums and mint. What a wonderful texture. Its is big yet dances on the palate with energy. Delicious. The black fruits come thru to the palate but there is an ash quality that is very interesting too. A long finish. This is drink
Always a star. This is is still young. This bottle was opened at 9:00 am and served at 11:00 pm. It was served with dessert; a bittersweet chocolate tart and it worked wonderfully. Inky purple in color. The nose has chocolate covered cherries, black raspberries, slight floral qualities and spice. On the palate, this has a lively quality to it. Juicy acidity. Lush. This is a big wine but smooth with no signs of alcohol. Delicious. Ripe but not overtly or sweet. Long finish. Upside for sure and development. No harm in drinking now but will continue to evolve for a while.
An excellent wine. I have been a big fan of Macario Montoya's wines for a while, but I believe this was the first time trying this wine. I am not sure if there is anything else in this blend other than Grenache. Purple in color. The nose has black raspberries, chocolate, spice and slight oak notes. On the palate, this is full bodied with a wonderful texture. Medium tannins. Black raspberries, black cherries, slight blueberries and a bit of chocolate over a mineral base. Long finish. This wine grabs your attention but it is not overblown. It should last another decade at least. It
