2018 Cimarron Vineyard Sangiovese

Over the past few years, the Sangiovese at Cimarron Vineyard has stood out as not only one of our favorite varietals from this amazing vineyard, but as an example of a varietal that we would like see around Arizona more often. Sangio is a little challenging here because our monsoon rains can be tough on its big, juicy, fairly thin-skinned berries. But the grapes hold acidity amazingly well and the fruit just seems to have a strong sense of place in AZ. We’ve used Todd & Kelly Bostock’s Sangiovese in our rosé, in LeBlend and are always happy when we have enough to vineyard designate a couple of the best barrels. This is classic Sangiovese with bright fruit, fresh acidity and the characteristic Cimarron Vineyard qualities of darker color and bigger tannic structure. Only three barrels produced.