2019 The.Grenachista Mathis Grenache Noir, Sonoma Valley
Gold Medal ~ 2023 Press Democrat Wine Competition, 93 points Gold Medal ~ 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Tasting Notes
The 2019 Sonoma 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, this is our big boy. 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. A crowd-pleaser!
Vineyard
I was lucky enough to score a few tons off of this amazing little vineyard planted in 1998 that Peter Mathis planted and tends. Seven acres on a rocky hillside above the Sonoma Mission Inn. Peter selected this amazing site with one thing in mind, Grenache, and he planted some of the best clones available. I am honored to produce wines from this gem of a vineyard. And this is a big boy! Big tannins, big nose of pie cherry, and lavender. In my opinion, this wine screams Gigondas. If youāre looking for a RhĆ“ne wine from Vaucluse made in California, step right up. And this fella is going to age just as well. Clones: ENTAV 562. Yield: 3.5 Tons/Acre
Winemaking
The fruit was picked the night of September 11th. One of the earliest picks from this site. where it was foot treaded in its picking bins (yes, with our feet) before being gently moved into its stainless-steel fermenter, whole cluster. Meaning we did not remove the stems. It was then foot treaded again. The fruit was quite cold, so we did not do an additional cold soak, which is traditional for lighter skin grapes. Instead, we allowed the fruit to gradually warm at which time the native yeasts started fermentation. Once fermentation was going, we pumped the juice from the bottom of the tank over on to the top of the fruit once a day and after ten days we pressed the whole clusters into a tank to settle. Then the wine was moved into neutral French oak barrels. After 22 months of aging in these vessels, the wine was bottled, unfined, and unfiltered in August of 2021.
Specs
Vintage: 2019
Varietal: 100% Grenache Noir
Appellation: Sonoma Valley
Harvest Date: Sept 11th, 2019
Bottling Date: Aug 8th, 2021
Barrel Aging: Once used French oak 23 months in barrel
Alcohol: 14.1%
pH: 3.58
Titratable Acidity: 5.88g/L
Production: 75 cases
Winemaker: Casey Graybehl
Whatās Included
2-bottles:
2x 2019 The.Grenachista Mathis Grenache Noir, Sonoma Valley Case:
12x 2019 The.Grenachista Mathis Grenache Noir, Sonoma Valley
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. Weāre passionate about Grenache and through the years weāve adjusted and learned and adjusted and learned and we think every vintage we get a little closer. Closer to what you ask? To Grenacheās true expression. And although we love and honor the wonderful wines of Southern Provence, where in our minds, Grenache reigns supreme, we make Californian wines. We are happy to see more and more Grenache and Grenache-based wines on the shelf but we are unique in that this is all we do. We are Grenache activists and Noir rebels. And itās literally in the definition of "Grenachistaā to believe in the underdog. So here we are. Iām glad you found us.
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How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations).
2019 The.Grenachista Mathis Grenache Noir - $58 = 19.52%
Iāve had 2 different vintages from themā¦2015 and 2017. And Iāve really liked them both. Iāve not had something from this vineyard, but I have high hopes based on the previous 2 wines Iāve had from this vintner.
@CorTot I often have that same dilemma and sometimes it varies widely, like 6%-40%. I call it the small-order-punishment (would be a good order name?) but some have told me to consider it the full-case-discount.
Either way, I had too many wine cases in storage (not of this, unfortunately), and the cases of this sold out, so I did go for the order or 2. I can respect that for an order of 2, there is still the packing and shipping costs, and so Iām OK paying a bit extra for the overhead. When the āsmallā order is 6 bottles vs 12, and there is a big āpunishmentā factor, Iām less likely to order unless Iām sure Iāll like it enough to commit to a case.
Always glad to see the email of a Labrat bottle coming. And even more so when thereās a decent amount of lead time before having to get it tasted since we had a busy few days after it got here. This one is gonna be kinda short and sweet though.
Popped the bottle night before last. Does not seem to need decanting, but could certainly use some air. Was a little closed on the nose at first, but got a decent amount of fruit and some other slightly earthy tones.
On the palate is multiple fruits of strawberry, raspberry, and cranberry. Somewhat light and not as herbal/earthy as some Grenache Iāve had, which actually made it a bit more enjoyable for me. We had it with some carnitas tacos and it paired well with those. I didnāt write down notes while drinking this time around, and didnāt do as much discussing of it with my wife (he is the super-taster) this time around, but she also definitely enjoyed it. And Grenache is one she enjoys a good amount.
I finished off the bottle myself last night with some sauteed muscles/tomatoes in some sort of sauce concoction she made up, over angel hair. It worked with the meatiness of the muscles too, without overpowering them too much.
All in all, a good wine and quite enjoyable.
I love me a good Grenache, as WineDavid knows all too well, and wouldnāt you know it he sent a bottle my way!! Good morning Casemates; itās been a minute but Iām excited to check in with some notes on todayās offeringā¦
ā¦and what an offering it is. Casey is obsessed with Grenache, (I sympathize), and his passion comes through in the bottle. Native yeasts, whole cluster, stomping the grapesā¦ this is hand-crafted, (errā¦ foot-crafted?) small production Grenache. And aged in neutral oak, as it should be! I love everything heās doing, and heās getting his hands on pedigreed fruit like Alder Springs and in this bottling, fruit from Sonomaās own Mathis Vineyard. Peter Mathis is a Sonoma wine legend and his name is synonymous with Sonoma Grenache. I love that Casey got his hands on some of that precious fruit- and the wine heās made with it does not disappoint.
I popped and poured this one, cuz it was dinner time and the bottle was perched on my kitchen counter. The first thing I noticed was the color - a darker-than-expected purple hueā¦ ooh boy, this is gonna be good! I could smell the wine as I poured - and putting my nose int the glass - poignant, focused berry fruit notes with a not-so-subtle layer of baking spices. And something a little wild/gamey poking through.
On the palate - wow! This is not a shy wine. Bright, concentrated dark berry fruit, more of those lovely baking spices and a sprinkle of pepper. And structure - this wine has some backbone.
It went nicely with the pizza that DoorDash dropped off; the greasy pie danced with the nice acidity and tamed the tannins - definitely a food wine. And definitely in its youth. It will certainly benefit from laying down a bit; had I been a bit more organized I would have decanted it. I meant to save some for a ānext dayā sampling, but somehow that didnāt work out.
This is a really nice wine, and a nice example of Sonoma Grenache in the hands of a winemaker who wants to showcase all that Grenache can offer as a varietal wine - AND - showcase a special vineyard site. This is a nice find at retail, and a no-brainer at the Casemate price. Thank you Grenachista! And thank you WineDavid!
@InVinoVeritas Iād happily take (up to) half off your hands. If you havenāt already found a taker, what neighborhood would I be traveling to next month (Iām UES)?
Hey all, got a little wine for you, the wine itself is not little however. Iāve been working with and buying fruit from Peter Mathis, a legend in the Sonoma Valley for both his wine knowledge and his own bottlings from his gorgeous little Grenache Vineyard on the eastern slopes of the Mayacamas range here in Sonoma, since 2014. The first few years, up until 2018, Peter would call me and tell me when he was picking and I showed up and loaded up my fruit. He picks a little riper than I prefer but them the breaks. But in 2018, he let me make the call for my own picking based on what I was looking for. That 2018 is a great wine that quickly sold out. Then in 2019, I picked earlier still and also doubled the amount (good thing too as due to the wild fires in 2020 I didnāt make any red wines). That being said, the aromatics just shined at the lower brix, violets and berryā¦ Mmmmm. Reminds me so much of the great Grenaches of Gigondas. The secondary notes of Garrigue that really represent the site are also impressive to me. Itās got great natural acidity due to the lower brix at picking and I added nothing during the ferment. It is as it came into the cellar. The lower brix at picking also seems to have tamed the wild tannin that can show at the vineyard.
But as I mentioned above I made and bottled a little more of it than I ended up needing. And the 2021 Mathis Grenache I made, that was bottled in April, is better still and Iām ready to get that out into the market (I picked it even earlier and itās amazing! only 13.8% ALC and it just shines) so, Iām putting the last of the 2019 up for youāall. Only 40 cases of the original 400 I bottled, are left and itās all yours. It will lay down and continue to age gracefully but itās also drinking very well right now. Get some!
@TheGrenachista so much Syrah, petite sirah, Zins, Bordeaux blends - not not nearly enough California Grenache. No wine excites me like Grenache does, especially well made that expresses the āreelā fruit. I especially Grenache from my veeder, Santa Lucia and, of course Sonoma. Excited about this offering
Every wine will have some sulfites in them as it is a natural byproduct of fermentation. That being said, some winemakers (myself included) will add additional sulfur to the wines through the aging process and prior to bottling to keep the wine from oxidizing and spoiling. So it really comes down to how much is in the finished wine. There are two metrics that we use for this, free and bound SO2. Free is whatās available to āscrubā the wine of oxygen to prevent Acetobacter from turning our precious wine into vinegar. Bound is just that, the SO2 that has bound on to the O2 or other molecules. Free SO2 is bound rather quickly during the bottling process and unless youāre opening the wine right after bottling, is gone pretty quickly. turning into bound SO2. As I mentioned I do add SO2 however I am cautious and conservative with how much I add, aiming to keep the bound SO2 under 100ppm at bottling. There are of course other āpreservativesā that can be added, sorbic acid, etc, that some winemakers add to stabilize wines prior to bottling. But I lean more towards ānatural winemakingā trying to add as little of anything if possible. All that being said, there is no way to determine what has been added as we are not required to state as much on the label or anywhere for that matter.
Too much info?
Funny thing, I am actually trying to make my own red wine vinegar. The [Cookbook][1]calls for using a quality red wine without preservatives (it doesnāt give any more details). The name of the chapter is ācapturing acetobacter.ā Basically, you leave the wine out in a mason jar, covered with cheesecloth for 3-6 months. The vinegar and the vinegar mother forms, you keep that mother fed to make subsequent batches.
Your post is insightful and I really appreciate it.
@Turbo5000 Iām hoping your not buying my wine to make a motherā¦ Oh wait, buy it for whatever you want to do with it, but I suggest drinking it.
For your purpose, I think any red wine would work, if thereās any free SO2 left at that point it would be bound quickly and then āpreservative freeā.
@CorTot@davirom@losthighwayz@rjquillin If I hadnāt gotten in on the Notre Vin and a bunch of Kracher TBAs this week Iād be in. Sadly (happily?) I will have to console myself with earlier vintages of this.
Missed the case, but that is probably good, because I was definitely in wine case overflow. (I had to move a lot of stuff in my basement/hallway/storage/former-exercise-room ā donāt ask about how the exercise room became the wine storage room).
But at least this way with the 2-bottle order Iāll get to experience some.
/giphy awake-glaring-noise
This is what I get for focusing too much on work the last few days. If any Cbus folks got a case and feel like offloading a bottle or two, let me know.
@KingKoopa glad itās holding up! Been a while since Iāve opened one of those. I think I just might tomorrow and indulge.
The Grenache Blancs age pretty well for a white. I opened a 2016 a few weeks ago and it was still rocking but starting to show some of that tertiary nuttiness as white age.
@InFrom@KingKoopa those were fun labels. But it didnāt tell the story of Grenache. And I got tired of drawing a new one every year and then having to get it reapproved by the gumbment.
Just opened my first bottle. Let sit for a couple of hours and paired it with raw grass fed cheddar cheese. This is simple beautiful straight forward fruit. I love Grenache, drink it frequently, and have to stay this drinks with the very best of them. The only bad thing is, I only bought 4 bottles.
2019 The.Grenachista Mathis Grenache Noir, Sonoma Valley
Gold Medal ~ 2023 Press Democrat Wine Competition, 93 points
Gold Medal ~ 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Tasting Notes
Vineyard
Winemaking
Specs
Whatās Included
2-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
$456.00/Case for 2019 The.Grenachista Mathis Grenache Noir, Sonoma Valley at The Grenachista
About The Winery
Available States
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Estimated Delivery
Monday, Jul 24 - Wednesday, Jul 26
2019 The.Grenachista Mathis Grenache Noir
2 bottles for $53.99 $27/bottle + $4/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $239.99 $20/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations).
2019 The.Grenachista Mathis Grenache Noir - $58 = 19.52%
Canāt wait until the reports. Iām obsessed with good Grenache, and in for 2 no matter the reviews and a case if solid. Intriguing offering.
@Leatherchair if this is anything like the 2015 and 2017 that Iāve tried, I donāt think youāll be disappointed!
@TimW thank you for that encouraging heads up about the prior vintages. Definitely going for it
Iāve had 2 different vintages from themā¦2015 and 2017. And Iāve really liked them both. Iāve not had something from this vineyard, but I have high hopes based on the previous 2 wines Iāve had from this vintner.
Ooohā¦very nice. Anyone in the Atlanta area want to split a case?
@lionel47 Iāll take 2 bottles
@nostromo_
Sorry, man. Since I got the case, I decided to keep all of it like a fat cat bastard.
@lionel47 Booo can I buy one bottle?
/giphy abundant-evil-poltergeist
Case for NEOH. Donāt sleep on this one.
I did catnap on the case so ended up with the small order
Iām a big fan of Caseyās Grenache. Purchasing one case is a no brainer. Done! Need to figure out if I have room for another 1 or 2 cases
Looks interesting, I wish the smaller packs pricing was more attractive. I would buy at the case price.
@CorTot I often have that same dilemma and sometimes it varies widely, like 6%-40%. I call it the small-order-punishment (would be a good order name?) but some have told me to consider it the full-case-discount.
Either way, I had too many wine cases in storage (not of this, unfortunately), and the cases of this sold out, so I did go for the order or 2. I can respect that for an order of 2, there is still the packing and shipping costs, and so Iām OK paying a bit extra for the overhead. When the āsmallā order is 6 bottles vs 12, and there is a big āpunishmentā factor, Iām less likely to order unless Iām sure Iāll like it enough to commit to a case.
Always glad to see the email of a Labrat bottle coming. And even more so when thereās a decent amount of lead time before having to get it tasted since we had a busy few days after it got here. This one is gonna be kinda short and sweet though.
Popped the bottle night before last. Does not seem to need decanting, but could certainly use some air. Was a little closed on the nose at first, but got a decent amount of fruit and some other slightly earthy tones.
On the palate is multiple fruits of strawberry, raspberry, and cranberry. Somewhat light and not as herbal/earthy as some Grenache Iāve had, which actually made it a bit more enjoyable for me. We had it with some carnitas tacos and it paired well with those. I didnāt write down notes while drinking this time around, and didnāt do as much discussing of it with my wife (he is the super-taster) this time around, but she also definitely enjoyed it. And Grenache is one she enjoys a good amount.
I finished off the bottle myself last night with some sauteed muscles/tomatoes in some sort of sauce concoction she made up, over angel hair. It worked with the meatiness of the muscles too, without overpowering them too much.
All in all, a good wine and quite enjoyable.
@HitAnyKey42 thank you for the rattage
@HitAnyKey42 Iām guessing you actually had mussels. Nice to see youāre still around.
I love me a good Grenache, as WineDavid knows all too well, and wouldnāt you know it he sent a bottle my way!! Good morning Casemates; itās been a minute but Iām excited to check in with some notes on todayās offeringā¦
ā¦and what an offering it is. Casey is obsessed with Grenache, (I sympathize), and his passion comes through in the bottle. Native yeasts, whole cluster, stomping the grapesā¦ this is hand-crafted, (errā¦ foot-crafted?) small production Grenache. And aged in neutral oak, as it should be! I love everything heās doing, and heās getting his hands on pedigreed fruit like Alder Springs and in this bottling, fruit from Sonomaās own Mathis Vineyard. Peter Mathis is a Sonoma wine legend and his name is synonymous with Sonoma Grenache. I love that Casey got his hands on some of that precious fruit- and the wine heās made with it does not disappoint.
I popped and poured this one, cuz it was dinner time and the bottle was perched on my kitchen counter. The first thing I noticed was the color - a darker-than-expected purple hueā¦ ooh boy, this is gonna be good! I could smell the wine as I poured - and putting my nose int the glass - poignant, focused berry fruit notes with a not-so-subtle layer of baking spices. And something a little wild/gamey poking through.
On the palate - wow! This is not a shy wine. Bright, concentrated dark berry fruit, more of those lovely baking spices and a sprinkle of pepper. And structure - this wine has some backbone.
It went nicely with the pizza that DoorDash dropped off; the greasy pie danced with the nice acidity and tamed the tannins - definitely a food wine. And definitely in its youth. It will certainly benefit from laying down a bit; had I been a bit more organized I would have decanted it. I meant to save some for a ānext dayā sampling, but somehow that didnāt work out.
This is a really nice wine, and a nice example of Sonoma Grenache in the hands of a winemaker who wants to showcase all that Grenache can offer as a varietal wine - AND - showcase a special vineyard site. This is a nice find at retail, and a no-brainer at the Casemate price. Thank you Grenachista! And thank you WineDavid!
@neilfindswine I have to agree here-
Thanks for the report.
Mathis Vineyard + Casey winemaking =
I see The.Grenachista, I buy!
NYC Any interest in a split?
@InVinoVeritas
/giphy overactive-remarkable-pancake
@InVinoVeritas Iād happily take (up to) half off your hands. If you havenāt already found a taker, what neighborhood would I be traveling to next month (Iām UES)?
@djwitzel @InVinoVeritas Iād love to get smallish share, if thereās enough to go around.
The info and lab rats donāt mention anything, so maybe itās a non-issue, but I worry about smoke taint from wildfires. Any thoughts?
@ikj523 No smoke or fire in 2019. 2018 and 2020 where the fire years here in the North Bay.
Hey all, got a little wine for you, the wine itself is not little however. Iāve been working with and buying fruit from Peter Mathis, a legend in the Sonoma Valley for both his wine knowledge and his own bottlings from his gorgeous little Grenache Vineyard on the eastern slopes of the Mayacamas range here in Sonoma, since 2014. The first few years, up until 2018, Peter would call me and tell me when he was picking and I showed up and loaded up my fruit. He picks a little riper than I prefer but them the breaks. But in 2018, he let me make the call for my own picking based on what I was looking for. That 2018 is a great wine that quickly sold out. Then in 2019, I picked earlier still and also doubled the amount (good thing too as due to the wild fires in 2020 I didnāt make any red wines). That being said, the aromatics just shined at the lower brix, violets and berryā¦ Mmmmm. Reminds me so much of the great Grenaches of Gigondas. The secondary notes of Garrigue that really represent the site are also impressive to me. Itās got great natural acidity due to the lower brix at picking and I added nothing during the ferment. It is as it came into the cellar. The lower brix at picking also seems to have tamed the wild tannin that can show at the vineyard.
But as I mentioned above I made and bottled a little more of it than I ended up needing. And the 2021 Mathis Grenache I made, that was bottled in April, is better still and Iām ready to get that out into the market (I picked it even earlier and itās amazing! only 13.8% ALC and it just shines) so, Iām putting the last of the 2019 up for youāall. Only 40 cases of the original 400 I bottled, are left and itās all yours. It will lay down and continue to age gracefully but itās also drinking very well right now. Get some!
@TheGrenachista so much Syrah, petite sirah, Zins, Bordeaux blends - not not nearly enough California Grenache. No wine excites me like Grenache does, especially well made that expresses the āreelā fruit. I especially Grenache from my veeder, Santa Lucia and, of course Sonoma. Excited about this offering
Hi All, Could someone opine on how to determine if this, or any wine, has preservatives (e.g., sulphites)?
Thank you
@Turbo5000
Every wine will have some sulfites in them as it is a natural byproduct of fermentation. That being said, some winemakers (myself included) will add additional sulfur to the wines through the aging process and prior to bottling to keep the wine from oxidizing and spoiling. So it really comes down to how much is in the finished wine. There are two metrics that we use for this, free and bound SO2. Free is whatās available to āscrubā the wine of oxygen to prevent Acetobacter from turning our precious wine into vinegar. Bound is just that, the SO2 that has bound on to the O2 or other molecules. Free SO2 is bound rather quickly during the bottling process and unless youāre opening the wine right after bottling, is gone pretty quickly. turning into bound SO2. As I mentioned I do add SO2 however I am cautious and conservative with how much I add, aiming to keep the bound SO2 under 100ppm at bottling. There are of course other āpreservativesā that can be added, sorbic acid, etc, that some winemakers add to stabilize wines prior to bottling. But I lean more towards ānatural winemakingā trying to add as little of anything if possible. All that being said, there is no way to determine what has been added as we are not required to state as much on the label or anywhere for that matter.
Too much info?
@TheGrenachista Not too much info; thank you so much.
Funny thing, I am actually trying to make my own red wine vinegar. The
[Cookbook][1]calls for using a quality red wine without preservatives (it doesnāt give any more details). The name of the chapter is ācapturing acetobacter.ā Basically, you leave the wine out in a mason jar, covered with cheesecloth for 3-6 months. The vinegar and the vinegar mother forms, you keep that mother fed to make subsequent batches.Your post is insightful and I really appreciate it.
Thank you.
@Turbo5000 Iām hoping your not buying my wine to make a motherā¦ Oh wait, buy it for whatever you want to do with it, but I suggest drinking it.
For your purpose, I think any red wine would work, if thereās any free SO2 left at that point it would be bound quickly and then āpreservative freeā.
Great rattage, peak winery participation, solid varietal. In for a case!
/giphy bendy-creamy-cockatoo
/giphy bendy-creamy-cockatoo
Any in SoCal have 2 or 3 to spare?
@rjquillin I ordered a case and can save 3 for you
@rjquillin
@CorTot was looking for the case priceā¦
@CorTot @klezman @rjquillin I can split the case: 2 for Klez and 2 for rj ?
@CorTot @klezman @losthighwayz @rjquillin Iām in for 2
@CorTot @davirom @klezman @rjquillin 2 for each then? I keep 6 and the three of you split other 6?
@CorTot @davirom @losthighwayz @rjquillin If I hadnāt gotten in on the Notre Vin and a bunch of Kracher TBAs this week Iād be in. Sadly (happily?) I will have to console myself with earlier vintages of this.
@CorTot @davirom @klezman @losthighwayz
Two would work, thanks.
@davirom
@rjquillin no split after all
Wine has been sitting in a UPS warehouse for two weeks
Was never delivered and I got a refund
@losthighwayz @rjquillin I suppose it will turn up in some future mystery case. . .
I canāt pass it up. In for a case.
/giphy spicy-minty-vase
@lionel47 love hot ones and love post.
Looks tempting. Itās just too dang hot here in SC. Hope @Winedavid49 didnāt make that Vegas run, no June purchases to reportā¦ ha! And Happy 4th!
I love grenache. Everyone here seems to love this winemaker, I buy.
This is a really good Grenache. But is this the one I remember having the extra wide bottles?
@justinh Yes sir. But good news, they donāt make that bottle anymore, so this is in a more traditional burgundy bottle.
how are cases not yet sold out !?!
@KingKoopa just sold out!
Missed the case, but that is probably good, because I was definitely in wine case overflow. (I had to move a lot of stuff in my basement/hallway/storage/former-exercise-room ā donāt ask about how the exercise room became the wine storage room).
But at least this way with the 2-bottle order Iāll get to experience some.
/giphy awake-glaring-noise
This is what I get for focusing too much on work the last few days. If any Cbus folks got a case and feel like offloading a bottle or two, let me know.
More Grenachista Grenache Noir on the way!! Popān a 2015 to celebrate. Good god this is some good juice!
@TheGrenachista
Held back some of the blanc to see how it ages. Any insights?!?
@KingKoopa I shared a case of that one with friends from work. I have to say I like that label a lot better than the current one.
@KingKoopa glad itās holding up! Been a while since Iāve opened one of those. I think I just might tomorrow and indulge.
The Grenache Blancs age pretty well for a white. I opened a 2016 a few weeks ago and it was still rocking but starting to show some of that tertiary nuttiness as white age.
@InFrom @KingKoopa those were fun labels. But it didnāt tell the story of Grenache. And I got tired of drawing a new one every year and then having to get it reapproved by the gumbment.
@KingKoopa @TheGrenachista You drew that? Cool! The current one too?
@InFrom @KingKoopa Both are true.
Just opened my first bottle. Let sit for a couple of hours and paired it with raw grass fed cheddar cheese. This is simple beautiful straight forward fruit. I love Grenache, drink it frequently, and have to stay this drinks with the very best of them. The only bad thing is, I only bought 4 bottles.