2019 Grenache Blanc Featured in Forbes “Wines of the Week”

Forbes Magazine

February 2021

Our 2019 Adelaida Grenache Blanc was recently featured by wine writer Brian Freedman in Forbes as a “Wine of the Week.” Calling the wine “another standout,” Freedman recommended it as the only white wine selection of the article.

The feature on the 2019 Adelaida Grenache Blanc included the following:

“This is the second vintage of this particular wine, which was grown in the Adelaida Vineyard, located in Paso Robles, which itself has been a hotbed of Rhône-variety innovation for decades. This particular Grenache Blanc is in that mold, and was deliciously blended with Picpoul and Roussanne. After hand-harvesting, the grapes were whole-cluster pressed and naturally fermented (as opposed to having been inoculated with purchased yeast). 88% of the wine was then aged for eight months in American oak barrels, only 8% of which were new; the rest of the wine reposed in concrete tanks. The result of all that work is a wine of stunning texture, a touch oily yet still so lively, with a wonderful core of waxy lemon juice and pith, green melons, almond blossoms, and mineral running through it all. This is a complete wine, gorgeous, lively, textural, and altogether delightful.”