Style
Red
Type

Still

Winemaker

Briana Heywood

Appellation

Paso Robles

Varieties

Merlot, Mourvedre

Farming

Certified Sustainable

Vineyard

The Donati family entered the wine business in 1998 with the purchase of a vineyard in Paicines, CA, located on California's Central Coast. In 2007, the family purchased a winery located in Templeton, CA in the heart of Paso Robles Wine Country. In 2017 the family made the decision to solely concentrate on the Paso Robles AVA by transitioning from estate grown to contracted fruit.

Vinification

100% stainless steel fermentation with twice daily punch-downs

Aging

28 months: 12% new eastern European oak, 12% new Russian oak

Features

Cork

Available Sizes (L)

0.750

Distribution Area

New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

Shelf Talkers

Tech Sheets

Tasting Note

Aroma – tart cherry, explosive milk chocolate Tootsie roll, and blueberry danish. Palate – chocolate and molasses, blueberry heaven. Ripe tannin balanced by cherry cola, vanilla marshmallow finish – balanced finish, raspberry and mocha dominate.