Winemaker Notes
The wine is medium-full bodied with pure dark black and tart cherry fruit, cocoa, spice and hints of toasted spices and hints of herbs de Provence. This is gorgeous example of cool coastal Tempranillo.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Dark aromas of fresh red fruit, juicy plum and loamy soil lure the nose into this bottling from a vineyard that Bob and Louisa Lindquist planted. Bright red-fruit flavors are spiced by pepper and baking spice on the palate, but the chalky tannins are most compelling and ensure a long, interesting life. Drink now–2039.
Cellar Selection
Notoriously food-friendly, long-lasting and Spain’s most widely planted grape, Tempranillo is the star variety of red wines from Rioja and Ribera del Duero. The Rioja terms Joven, Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva indicate both barrel and bottle time before release. Traditionally blended in Rioja with Garnacha, plus a bit of Mazuelo (Carignan) and Graciano, the Tempranillo in Ribera del Duero typically stands alone. Somm Secret—Tempranillo claims many different names depending on location. In Penedès, it is called Ull de Llebre and in Valdepeñas, goes by Cencibel. Known as Tinta Roriz in Portugal, Tempranillo plays an important role in Port wine.
California’s coolest wine growing area, Edna Valley excels in the production of high quality Central Coast wines like Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Rhône Blends and aromatic white wines. It has a cool Mediterranean climate and an incredibly long growing season, giving late-ripening varieties plenty of opportunity to develop great phenolic complexity.
Its northwest to southeast orientation creates a direct path for cool Pacific air and fog to penetrate the valley from the Los Osos and Morro Bay area inwards. Low hillsides of both calcareous and volcanic soils are home to much of the vineyard acreage of the Edna Valley.