Tasting Notes: A medium-bodied red with blueberry, clove and plum on the nose. Deep, lush, and velvety on the palate, with notes of blueberry, rhubarb, oregano and spicy earth, followed by a finish of chocolate and molasses. 90 cases produced. Drink now through 2029.
Alcohol: 13.5%
90 points The Wine Enthusiast
$48.00
Pure Grenache from a burgeoning new vineyard in Northern Santa Barbara County, which has a unique climate influenced by cool, foggy mornings and windy afternoons due to its proximity to the ocean. Portico Hills Vineyard lies on steep hillsides just west of the town of Los Alamos, and is situated directly between the Santa Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley AVAs. This small vineyard is certain to be one of the most sought-after sources for Grenache fruit in the years to come. Sustainably farmed and hand-crafted, with an extremely low level of added sulfites.
WINEMAKER: LANE TANNER
100 % Grenache
Santa Barbara County
Portico Hills Vineyard (100%)
SIP Sustainable Certified
Clone: 362
open-top fermentation
punched down by hand
100 % malolactic
100% de-stemmed
avg sugar at harvest: 22.5 brix
14 day fermentation
extended cold soak
Alcohol: 13.5 %
ph: 3.8
Acidity (TA): 0.54 g/100ml
aged in neutral Hungarian oak
unfined and loosely filtered
Production: 74 cases
90 points The Wine Enthusiast
2019 Grenache Portico Tech Sheet
2020 Grenache Portico Tech Sheet
2018 Grenache Portico Tech Sheet
