Wow—now this is a seductive Grenache! The 2016 Grenache Sur Echalas Vineyard has power and elegance with dark red chewy fruit that has an underlying dustiness to the core. The nose reveals a sleeping giant with a multitude of expressions ready at a moment's notice. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, the wine is eerily soft but jam-packed with dusty sweet strawberries, raspberries wrapped in red flower petals and a smoky flavor that fades in and out throughout the mid-palate. It brings immense pleasure—it acts like a big Grenache yet is reigned in and governed by its 13.4% alcohol. The wine is sumptuous, plush and mineral-driven, lingering long on the finish with a hint of reduction and secondary flavors of soft, worn leather, black tea and black spice. This is an impressive Grenache. I think I am entirely smitten. 243 cases produced.
2016 Horsepower Vineyards 'Sur Echalas Vineyard' Grenache, Walla Walla Valley, USA 750ml
2016 Horsepower Vineyards 'Sur Echalas Vineyard' Grenache, Walla Walla Valley, USA 750ml
2016 Horsepower Vineyards 'Sur Echalas Vineyard' Grenache, Walla Walla Valley, USA 750ml
2016 Horsepower Vineyards 'Sur Echalas Vineyard' Grenache, Walla Walla Valley, USA 750ml
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Pairing
Beef and Venison
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