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2016 Relic Paras Vineyard Grenache

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March 26, 2023 - $36

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RATINGS

94The Wine Advocate

...sings of red roses, kirsch and redcurrant jelly with suggestions of baking spices, cinnamon stick, crushed rocks and pepper. The palate is full-bodied, rich, plush and seductive with layer upon layer of perfumed red fruits, finishing very long and wonderfully fragrant.

93Jeb Dunnuck

...spicy, complex, nuanced style of spiced strawberries, black raspberries, savory herbs, and dried rose petals...ripe, sexy, medium to full-bodied...fine tannins...

92Wine Spectator

Opens with a burst of rose petal and raspberry flavors before unveiling a serious, firm structure, accented by cherry, crushed rock and smoky beef notes.

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley, Mount Veeder

Mount Veeder AVA was established in 1993, though its origins as a wine producing district date to the 19th century. A German Presbyterian pastor named Peter Veeder was one of the first landowners in the area, and by 1864 one of his neighbors, a German sea captain named Stelham Wing, was producing wine commercially. The area continued to attract German agricultural entrepreneurs, some of whom established the estate that would later become the Christian Brothers Mont La Salle winery. Today the AVA includes about 1,000 acres of vineyards, most of them at relatively high altitudes. The Mayacamas vineyard, for instance, is at 2,400 feet. Cabernet Sauvignon is the most frequently planted grape, followed by Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

TYPE

Red Wine, Grenache

One of the most popular red varieties planted, it ripens late and prefers hot dry climates. It probably originated in Spain, where it is still widely grown. Grenache is best known for its use in Southern Rhone wines, including those of Chateauneuf-du-Pape.