Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
Red Blend
Appellation
Sierra Foothills
Vineyard Designation
Bailey, Starfield, Naked Vine, Andis Estate
Sugar
Dry
pH
3.65
Aging
18 months in French Oak, 30% New Barrels
Bottling Date
July 2022
Alcohol %
14.7
Wine Enthusiast
93
ENOR
2020 Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre red blend
93pts & Editor's Choice - Wine Enthusiast
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Spending 18 months in (30% new) French oak, this blend of 40% Syrah, 35% Grenache, and 25% Mourvèdre results in a sumptuously textured red blend. The winemaking team at Andis understands how Rhône varieties grown in the Sierra Foothills are especially expressive. It shows on the nose, offering a concentrated dark chocolate and plum aroma. Once again, white pepper makes its presence known, surging through dried violets and black plum. Grainy coffee-bean tannins and fennel root lead to a plush finish, luxurious and exciting.
93pts Editor's Choice - Wine Enthusiast
"Immediate aromas of black cherry, black currant, black plum and plum skins, dark chocolate, capsicum, and toasted wood waft right out of the glass. The palate of this wine offers a solid dose of acidity, chalk-like tannins, and notes of roses, violets, black pepper, and olive. It is an engaging, interesting, and downright tasty Rhône-style red." - Stacey Briscoe
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
Decomposed Granite, Sandy Loam
Production Notes
EN OR “The Golden Opportunity” in French Working with these gorgeous vineyards and unique varietals is an honor; The wine is an homage to the soils of the Sierra Foothills AVA and this is a Golden Opportunity for us to showcase what Andis can do. This is an appealing, full body, Rhone style blend with aromas of violets, blackberry, licorice, and chocolate followed by a tighter palate with grainy tannins and high acidity.
Winemaker Notes
Fermentation in temperature controlled Steel Tanks
Production
623 cases
Video Tasting Notes
40% Syrah, 35% Grenache, 25% Mourvedre
