2024 Whole Cluster Grenache

Whole Cluster Grenache, Shake Ridge Ranch, Amador Counnty

Finally! A red wine cometh! I'm thrilled to be working with grapes from Ann Kraemer at Shake Ridge Ranch. Wines made from Ann's vineyard have always stood out to me from the very beginning of my wine journey. Many winemakers that I look up to have worked with Ann and praise her winegrowing skills as much as they praise her as a luminary. I wanted this Grenache to be a departure from what's expected. This wine is light bodied with cherries, dehydrated raspberries, sweet tobacco and chalky tannin.

Whole cluster fermented for 5 days, pressed to barrel for 11 months