2016 Aridus Wine Company Grenache
I've been bringing you the delicious wines from Aridus Wine Company in Willcox, Arizona for some time now. The last Aridus wine we enjoyed was a red wine made from a grape most commonly seen in Rioja - the 2016 Graciano produced & bottled by Aridus Wine Company. Today, we'll travel back to Willcox to enjoy another red wine from Aridus Wine Company, perhaps the best I've had from the winery thus far:
2016 Grenache produced & bottled by Aridus Wine Company (Willcox, Arizona).
This wine is nearly all grenache (90%) blended with a small amount of graciano (10%). The fruit was sourced from Alba Vineyards in Cochise County, Arizona. Following fermentation, the wine was aged for 18 months in French oak barrels (100% new). It comes in at 15.2% ABV.
Here it is in the glass:
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The wine showed a light ruby color. Cherry, raspberry, cranberry, rhubarb, mossy earth and oak on a nose bright with red berry fruit. Cherry, vanilla, raspberry, currant, licorice and oak followed on the delicately balanced palate. The wine was light-bodied and exhibited good length along with soft tannins. You never would have known the wine veered north of 15% ABV unless you read the label. This wine would pair well with smoked beef ribs.
This wine* can be purchased for $37 at one of the winery's tasting rooms or directly from the winery's website.
Stay tuned for more from Aridus Wine Company!
~NE
*Sample provided for review.
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