Lindquist Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard Grenache 2020

Cool climate Grenache is quite different than most of the great Grenache wines of the world, which are normally grown in warm climates

Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau) and Syrah (Shiraz)

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Red Fruit, Floral, Pepper / Spice, and Herbaceous, Sweet Spice

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) and Syrah (Shiraz)

Winemaking:
Biodynamic and Organic
Destemmed

Maturation: 19-24 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Steak and beef stew

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Peking duck, kong ba pau

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 Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard Grenache 2020

Grape Varietals & Region: 80% Grenache & 20% Syrah from the Sawyer Lindquist vineyard in Edna Valley, California. Planted in 2005, the gravelly sandy loam soils have loads of marine fossils, Obispo Formation Mudstone, Monterery formation shale as well as an underlying volcanic influence due to the many dormant volcanic caps that dot the area. The vineyard is about 5.5 miles from the Pacific Ocean and Edna Valley has the longest grape growing season in California, yielding well balanced, fully flavored grapes with excellent structure. The vineyard is Demeter Certified Biodynamic.

Taste Profile: This is classic cool climate Grenache, with that beautiful cherry red color and wild cherry aromas as well. It also has nice, cool climate spice notes

Winemaking Process: The two varietals were fermented separately in small open top fermenters with manual punch down, no whole clusters were used. After fermentation and pressing, the Grenache was transferred directly to barrel to minimize any oxidation. The Syrah was collected in a tank and racked with air once before transferring to barrel. Both wines were aged in neutral French oak barrels for 22 months. The Grenache was kept on its lees without racking, while the Syrah was racked once after the first year.

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