
2018 Mélange Rouge
54% Syrah, 25% Grenache, 9% Graciano, 6% Petite Sirah, 6% Viognier
Raised 22 months on the lees in French oak barrels, 35% new oak. Unfined and Unfiltered. 400 cases produced.
The 2018 Mélange Rouge is a wine of intense perfumed aromatics that leap from the glass. Blackberry compote, dark chocolate, kirsch liqueur and toasted vanilla seamlessly integrate with a savory character of cured meats, black pepper and iodine. The wine is beautifully textured on the palate with ample round and supple tannins that are balanced by mouth-watering acidity.
Acid 6.5 g/L
pH 3.54
Alcohol% 14.5
Bottled August 29, 2020
Grapes Grown: Slide Hill Vineyard (Edna Valley AVA), Rancho Boa Vista Vineyard (Ballard Canyon AVA), Zaca Mesa Vineyard (Santa Ynez Valley AVA), Tommy Town Thoroughbred Vineyard (Happy Canyon), Martian Ranch Vineyard (Alisos Canyon AVA), and Jack McGinley (Happy Canyon AVA)