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Wine Details
Price:
$25.00 per bottle
Description:
As the total acreage in California planted to wine grapes increased more than 40% over the past decade, that portion of the acreage planted to Grenache dropped almost 25%. And get this: of the almost 10,000 acres of Grenache that are planted in California today, only 17 acres are in Napa County, not even 0.1%! This is the grape that makes Châteauneuf du Pape, people. It’s the grape of Gigondas and Vacqueyras, the soul of Rasteau and Sablet. This is the grape that makes Domaine Vieux Télégraphe, Beaucastel, and Château Rayas! I know people in France who drink more Grenache in a normal year than all other red wines combined! And it’s an afterthought in California. Until now. A few years ago, Lee Hudson planted a few acres of his Carneros District vineyards to Grenache, using budwood from Châteauneuf du Pape, not from California. In 2002 Ehren made a 100% varietal wine from these young vines. It just might change forever the way you look at California Grenache
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