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Grenache "Purisima Mountain Vineyard"

Grenache "Purisima Mountain Vineyard" Wine Details
Price: $25.00 per bottle

Description: Traditional fermentation, open top, manual punch down and aged for 10½ months in neutral French oak barrels. Only three barrels (72 cases) of this delicious Grenache were produced. It is a racy, spicy wine, possessing deep cherry, ruby color and fresh berry and spice aromas. Sappy and full flavored, with soft tannins and fresh fruity flavors. Yummy stuff!

Varietal Definition
Grenache:
Grenache Noir is the world’s most widely planted grape used to make red wine, sometimes made into a stand-alone varietal, frequently as a Rosé, but most often as a backbone of red blends. Its strength is its ability to grow in arid and windy conditions. It’s particularly suited to warm coastal regions of California, Spain and France. Grenache-based wines tend to be high in alcohol, with attractive fruit qualities in youth and a sweet berry character.Used as a component in some Northern Rhône reds, nearly exclusively for Rhône Rosés and as the primary component in nearly all Southern Rhône red blends, Grenache is probably most notable as the base varietal for Chateauneuf du Pape, Cotes du Rhône and Gigondas. In spite of its fame coming from French wines, Spain is most likely this grape’s origin.


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