2021 Graciano
Our bright and zippy cherry bomb is such a unique, fun, foodie wine. Think cherry Pop Rocks or cola. Chalky, pepper tree leaf, cardamom, and spices.
Serve chilled, with sweet curry, poke, or a beet and goat cheese salad.
Wine Specifications
ABV
12.6%
Vintage
2021
Region
Santa Barbara County
Varietal
100% Graciano
Vineyard notes
Slow and steady, then all at once was the theme for 2021. Bud break started late after a cool and dry winter and spring. Most of the growing season saw relatively mild temperatures, with very few days over 100 degrees. The vineyard had an opportunity to ripen slowly with the lack of heat waves. On average the fruit was harvested more than a week later than in 2020. Higher yields were welcomed as fruit quality was top notch.
Production notes
Harvested early in the morning, the beautiful and abundant fruit was loaded whole cluster into two tanks and blanketed with CO2. They were left sealed for 22 days. The fruit underwent carbonic maceration, an intercellular reaction that starts converting sugars under low oxygen conditions and produces distinct bright berry aromas. The fruit was pressed and alcoholic fermentation finished in tank. The wine was then aged in neutral oak until blending and bottling without fining or filtration.
CASES: 192
