The.Grenachista Mounts Vineyard Grenache Noir

Tasting notes & discussion 32

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Typically $38/bottle from The.Grenachista
Vintage 2018 from Dry Creek Valley
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About The.Grenachista
“We have a singular focus. A focus on the wine grape varietals Grenache Noir and Grenache Blanc. Which allows us to hone in on the subtleties and nuances of the varietal we love so much. We’re passionate about Grenache and through the years we’ve adjusted and learned and adjusted and learned and we think every vintage we get a little closer. Closer to what you ask? To Grenache’s true expression.”

Five Spice

TASTING NOTES:
“The 2018 Dry Creek Valley Grenache Noir gorgeous color is a glowing transparent dark ruby. The density of fruit is the first thing to hit the nose, cheesecake and rum, shifting into maraschino cherry and Chinese five spices. The floral aspect really kicks in then. Violets and Lilly. On the pallet, reminiscent more of a Pinot Noir than a big Grenache. Full of black fruit and cherry across the whole experience. Fresh and alive, root beer and hard candy then lead to the plentiful and abundant tannin.“ (AbV 14.2%, pH 3.58, TA 5.88 g/L)

BARRELS:
23 months in neutral French oak.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
Five spice! It’s not just any five spices! A common mixture used in Chinese, Hawaiian, and Vietnamese cuisine, five-spice powder will be seen used as a spice rub for meats, an addition to breading on fried foods, and perhaps as part of a seasoned salt. What goes into five-spice powder? Often the five will be star anise, cloves, Chinese cinnamon, Sichuan pepper, and fennel seeds. You’ve got a degree of sweetness, bitterness, saltiness, savoriness, and sourness all in one. Sometimes one or two might be swapped out for something more regionally available, but the concept remains the same.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
N/A

OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
Something involving five-spice.

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