2019 Cimarron Vineyard Grenache

There’s quite a bit of Grenache in Arizona and we’ve been fortunate to see this varietal from a lot of different growers over the years. It’s a tricky, vigorous grape to grow and can often be very light in color. The wines tends to be lighter-bodied, especially in Arizona, but they have a nice strawberry fruit, spice, and, in better cases, a certain grace a lot of varietals don’t have. We often call it Arizona’s “Pinot Noir,” and use it to add prettier notes to in blends like Willy, Dr. Ron Bot and Earth Cuckoo. This is only the second year we’ve bottled a varietally designated Grenache. Maybe that’s because we’re getting more comfortable making a couple lighter wines these days, maybe we’ve just had a couple good Grenache years. Hard to say, but we think this bottling from Cimarron Vineyard in Willcox is something special. Grenache deserves more love! Only two barrels produced.