Silky, supple, seductive... a triple-threat that could come from no other grape than our darling, Grenache. Soaring aromatics set the intention before a single drop touches your lips. With these in your cellar, you are going to feel like a kid in a candy store. The pristine fruit comes from the outstanding vineyard sites of Bien Nacido, Rancho Boa Vista and Sanford & Benedict... Oscar worthy stuff. By California standards, 2021 was a "cool" year. The lack of heat left the fruit on the vine until early November to reach full maturity. Even Michael Jordan would be impressed with hang-time. As you know, we are BIG advocates of stem inclusion, but only under ideal conditions. No recipes here. Taste, smell, react. That's the name of the game. We followed our intuition and included 42% whole cluster; enough to add interesting aromatics and nudge the pH up slightly, but cautiously to avoid the dreaded vegetal/sappy characteristics that would kill the purity of the fruit we value above all else... 454 cases produced. | Nikolas & Julia Krankl for Fingers Crossed...It has a beautiful perfume of red, blue, and black fruits as well as classic Grenache spice, peppery and dried herbs. This medium to full-bodied seamless Grenache has fine tannins as well as flawless balance. | 95-97 points, Jeb Dunnuck for jebdunnuck.com