2019 Rhumb Line Vineyard Grenache

2019 was a strange vintage. Growers across Arizona (and beyond) were faced with the biggest yields we’ve seen in at least 15 years. While not necessarily a bad problem, many growers wound up with surplus fruit and were having a hard time finding customers to take it all. We were very fortunate to get a call in the middle of harvest from Michelle Minta and Todd Meyers from Rhumb Line Vineyard. We’d been hearing good things about their grapes, and, although we didn’t really have room for more, we thought it’d be a great way to try some of their fruit, help them out and maybe start a new partnership. We were impressed by the pure and clean fruit characters of the three wines we made from their vineyard in 2019. This Grenache is definitely something special, and Michelle is right to covet this block. So far, we’ve been unable to secure any Rhumb Line Grenache for 2020. We’ll keep working on them... it’s perfect for our Willy blend! Only two barrels produced.