Lindquist Central Coast GSM 2020

A cooler climate GSM that is closer to a Northern Rhone style with freshness & elegance

Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau), Syrah (Shiraz), and Mourvèdre (Monastrell, Mataro)

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Red Fruit, Preserved Fruit, and Herbal, Sweet Spice and Smokey

BODY: Medium
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: California (Napa, Sonoma, Russian River Valley & More), United States of America

Grape Varietals:
Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau), Syrah (Shiraz), and Mourvèdre (Monastrell, Mataro)

Winemaking:
Biodynamic, Organic, and Minimal Intervention
Destemmed, Whole Bunch, Wild yeast, and On Lees Ageing

Maturation: 7-12 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Beef brasato, quail eggs with winter vegetables, hare in pepper sauce

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Soy marinated quail eggs, Lor Ark, Chinese braised beef

Verdad & Lindquist Family Wines

By the Lindquist Family, Lindquist was started by Bob, who was one of the pioneers for Rhone varietals in Central Coast, California. Louisa's passion for Spanish varietals led her to start Verdad, and the 2 collaborate under Sawyer Lindquist

Description

Lindquist Central Coast GSM 2020

Grape Varietals & Region: 47% Grenache, 28% Syrah and 25% Mourvédre, all from cool climate vineyards in both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. The Grenache comes from the organic Reeves Vineyard in the Edna Valley and the organic Shokrian vineyard in the Cat Canyon area near Los Alamos. The Syrah comes from Reeve’s, the organic Ibarra-Young Vineyard in the Los Olivos District and the biodynamic Martian Ranch Vineyard in the Alisos Canyon AVA. The Mourvédre comes from Martian Ranch.

Taste Profile: This is a cool climate Grenache driven wine, with aromatic red fruits and a nice wild cherry aspect. The Syrah and Mourvédre add color, body, complexity and an “anti-oxidant” component to the oxidative Grenache

Winemaking Process: Each of the grape lots were harvested and aged separately…all were fermented in small open top fermenters, with a small amount of whole clusters used in the Syrah component. Aging was done in neutral French oak barrels for 10 months, with the Grenache aged on the lees before racking and blending. The Syrah and Mourvédre components were racked once before the final racking and blending.

Elegant & Structured Reds

From Barolo to Bordeaux, these wines are steeped in tradition. The style covers a broad spectrum of flavor profiles, but tend to be elegant and structured and can be cellared for a long time.

These wines often have savoury tones of earth, bell pepper, tobacco, cassis, and are often medium to full bodied, with long finish & structured palattes