2018 Estate Grenache Reserve
Angela Osborne x Folded Hills Library Wine

94 PTS & EDITOR'S CHOICE - WINE ENTHUSIAST
TOP WINE AWARD - SLOW WINE GUIDE
93 PTS - VINOUS, ANTONIO GALLONI
90 PTS - JEB DUNNUCK

The Estate Grenache is made entirely from fruit grown on our estate vineyard, tucked into the slopes of Folded Hills. The site is meticulously farmed by grower Ruben Solorzano. Together, Ruben and winemaker Angela Osborne shepherd the grapes, and Angela selects the optimal moment for harvest.

The fruit is de-stemmed, and a portion of whole cluster is included to bring delicate spice and structure to the wine. Throughout fermentation, the Grenache is foot-tread twice daily to integrate the structure of the whole berries with the flavor of the variety. This wine is hand selected from the best Grenache barrels from the 2018 harvest, and two separate blocks of 362 clone. It is aged for 11 months in French oak barrels, 33% new and 17% once-used, to enhance texture and depth in the wine, while preserving the purity and transparency of the site. This wine is 100% free run, with energetic arms that express themselves just as the head trained block of Golden Eagle. This wine is an expression of divinity in a glass; yin and yang at its finest.

Offers a delightful and fresh combination of yuzu and citrus flower, with savory undertones and a hint of red fruit.

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Wine Specs
Vintage
2018
Varietal
Grenache
Appellation
Santa Ynez Valley
Vineyard Designation
Folded Hills Estate
pH
3.42
Aging
11 months in French barrique, 33% new French oak
Fermentation
Native Fermentation
Bottling Date
August 2019
Residual Sugar
0
Alcohol %
14.2
Wine Enthusiast
94
Wine Profile
Ratings
"The 2018 Grenache Estate is a bold wine endowed with quite a bit of tannic clout and overall structure. This potent, savory Grenache will surely benefit from a few years in bottle. There is plenty of potential, that is for sure." 93 PTS - VINOUS, ANTONIO GALLONI
Winemaker Notes
100% Grenache

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Nathan & Courtney Marton, Winery Reflections's Gravatar
Nathan & Courtney Marton, Winery Reflections
(Jan 15, 2021 at 10:00 AM)
This wine practically leaps from the glass with a bouquet of astoundingly aromatic yet delicate red fruit complimented by perfumed floral tones, fresh herbs, and subtle spice. It is almost ethereal in its expansiveness while simultaneously remaining remarkably elegant and fresh, somehow coming across as fun and lighthearted yet still genuinely complex and serious. Extremely impressive.

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