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2015 Saxum Heart Stone Vineyard

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Latest Sale Price

March 17, 2024 - $81

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RATINGS

96The Wine Advocate

Full-bodied, concentrated and full-on seductive, it has lovely rich fruit and spice layers, framed by rounded tannins and finishing with a lovely herbal lift.

96Vinous / IWC

Rich yet lively and incisive, finishing bright and sweet, with supple tannins, lingering sweetness and superb persistence. This wine's interplay of power and elegance is quite something.

95Jeb Dunnuck

It offers lots of cranberry, kirsch, dried herbs and even a hint of dried flowers to go with a full-bodied, lightly textured, elegant style on the palate.

93Wine Spectator

A spirited blend, with distinctive dark berry, crushed rock and smoked pepper aromas that open to concentrated yet polished plum, black olive and licorice flavors that finish with big but refined tannins.

REGION

United States, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

Paso Robles AVA is midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, and it is considered one of the West Coast’s most exciting winemaking regions. With its hot, sometimes searingly dry and sunny weather, it is especially good country for growing warm climate grapes such as Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre. Because many Paso Robles wineries have been successful with blending these grapes into Rhone Valley-style wines, it is known as the Rhone zone of California. The AVA was created in 1983 and there are 32,000 vineyard acres. In late 2014 the AVA was divided into 11 smaller sub-appellations, so starting with 2015 vintages labeling will become more specific on Paso Robles wines, which will now also list sub-appellations. Located in San Luis Obispo County, Paso Robles, the town and its surrounding area, was traditionally a farming and ranching region. But from a few dozen wineries in the early 1990s to more than 200 today, the area is quickly becoming known for wine and risk-taking winemakers.