Plum, cherry, wet granite, worn leather, vanilla, cherry cola, red apple, fresh fig, cloves, red pepper and sage. The palate is loaded with bright and fresh currant with nuances of tea lieaves, buckeye and baking spice.
Grapes for this vintage were hand-harvested from 5 different vineyards in the Monterey region. Grenache came from Ventana and Mission Ranch Vineyards (Arroyo Seco AVA), Syrah from Cedar Lane Vineyard (Arroyo Seco AVA), and Tondre Grapefield (Santa Lucia Highlands AVA) and Mourvedre from Sandy Lane Vineyard (Contra Costa County).