Description
Gallica Rossi Ranch Grenache, Sonoma Valley, California, USA, 2017
Grape: 100% Grenache, certified organic, volcanic ash soil, ancient vines planted in 1910, 16 months' élevage in neutral puncheons
Producer Tasting Note:
Laced with cherry wild strawberry fruits but also nuanced with woolly thyme, red hibiscus tea, dried mandarin peel, cinnamon bark and wet stone. Burgundian in character and winemaking, fermentation occurs in open top tanks with just enough stems to perfect elegant tannins. The soft ruby colour is deceptive, there is grip and amplitude to these wines that grabs your attention.
Produced by Rosemary Cakebread as part of the "Suzuri Series" of wines.
Critic's Tasting Note:
Transparent ruby. Really interesting wine in which the sweetness is an integral part of the grape variety rather than a winemaking decision. Beautiful balance, freshness, delicacy and purity. If I lived in California, I’d snap it up. In Europe, it’s difficult to ignore the plethora of old-vine Spanish Garnachas that sell for a fraction of this. It certainly tastes of Grenache and is utterly unforced. Lots of life on the end."
17/20 points, Jancis Robinson, April 2021
Food Match: Mediterranean-inspired dishes, earthy vegetables, leaner roasted meats, duck breast with an orange or cherry sauce, baked aubergine parmigiana
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Additional Details
- SKU:
- CA77AR17
- Size:
- 75Cl
- ABV:
- 14%
- Closure:
- Cork
- Drink:
- Drinking well now
- Bottled:
- Winery
- Vintage:
- 2017
- Appellation:
- Sonoma Valley
- Primary Grape/Blend:
- Grenache
- Influence of Oak:
- Low
- Country:
- United States
