This is a very nice Grenache from Santa Ynez Valley, California.
Easy drinking and fruit forward. Drinks very much like a new world Pinot Noir.
Showing red and blue fruits with spices, peppercorn, leather, earth, light vegetables, tobacco and dark coffee.
Medium bodied with medium acidity and nice legs.
Nice nose, spicy and tangy. A good quality wine and very easy drinking.
I gave it a slight chill, and had it by the pool with some cheeses.
13.6% alcohol by volume.
89 points.
$38. — 5 years ago
Absolutely amazing wine, well rounded with a vanilla finish. Lawwd!!! — 5 years ago
Vibrant fruit, blanched almonds, not so flor dominant. Develops interest on the finish.
Bottled 05/2018 — 6 years ago
Incredibly good! This is a young amontillado, some would call it amontillado fino, with 9 years in solera. The style is fresh, young, and flavorful. Beautiful light amber color with notes of orange peel, pecans, hazelnuts, a bit of toffee and some hints of yeast. Young amontillado doesn’t get any better than this. NV on Feb 12, 2019 — 6 years ago
Great value for money, a Barossa take on a Cab Sav. Fully bodied with a long finish. — 7 years ago
Smooth. Good all rounder, you couldn’t be offended by it — 4 years ago
Very smooth, would definitely buy again. — 5 years ago
Lovely! Minerally, lemon zest, Bosc pear and mouthwatering finish. — 6 years ago
Wonderful citrus profile and requisite verve. Another exceptional vintage for Jeff White!! At $25, what a great VA value! — 7 years ago
with lam and jon in oakland. September 19,2017 — 8 years ago
Worth waiting for three hours — 5 years ago
Great blended malt scotch. Slightly sweet. — 5 years ago
From Gretchen — 6 years ago
High acid, tart cherries and herbs — 6 years ago
2016 vintage with great acidity and dryness — 7 years ago
Ron from VA
So not much has changed in 3 yrs since first trying this in the tasting room. The profile is lean and linear. 69 CS 16 Merlot and the rest PV. This clearly the weakest build of Jeff’s run of left bank builds. The 2014 was classic, so not huge numbers for the CS. THE TEXTURE IS LOVELY though. ;) 90+ for sure, keeping the streak ALIVE!! — 4 years ago