2014 | Big Basin Vineyards | Grizzly

This wine delivers a punch of power with beautiful finesse. Its lively aromas and flavors of pert red fruits should pair perfectly with a roast pork tenderloin accented with stalks of rosemary and slivers of fresh garlic.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2014 Grenache Grizzly from Big Basin Vineyards is one of the highlights of the range, wafting from the glass with aromas of kirsch, orange rind, rose hip and herbs. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, supple and layered, with a good core of fruit, youthfully chewy tannins that should melt with a few years in bottle and good, balancing acidity.

• Wine Enthusiast: This bottling of an Alban clone was fermented 56% whole cluster, and makes for a more mineral-driven Grenache, with aromas of dried red currants, sarsaparilla, leather and pencil shavings. It's very dry on the palate with red plum, rosewater, candied jasmine and a hint of spearmint, but the firm tannins need much more time to smooth out.

Producer Information

Located in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Big Basin Vineyards is terraced into a steep hillside first planted to grape vines by French immigrants over 100 years ago. Their winery and the vineyards they work with are located at sites in the Santa Cruz and Gabilan Mountains that are as beautiful as they are exceptional for grape growing. They farm organically and practice minimal-intervention winemaking with the goal of producing wines that transparently and authentically express site and variety. Big Basin believes that their choice of vineyards, picking at the right time to retain intensity and elegance, and minimalistic winemaking practices are the keys to producing more aromatic and ethereal wines - new world wines with old world soul. Owner and winemaker Bradley Brown has been on a 20 year quest to produce beautiful and soulful wines. Winemaker Blake Yarger joined the team in 2017 and together they are always fine tuning practices to more transparently express the vineyards.

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