Embrace Grenache 2012
Embracing, with a subtle cranberry character makes it pleasing and lightly structured with a mouthfeel that calls for more.
Grenache is great paired with braises and stews, long slow cooked roasts of pork or lamb that may even be a little bit fatty (shoulder of lamb and lamb shanks, for example). It suits daubes and stews with dark, winey sauces and has a particular affinity with paprika and pimenton.
Embrace can be served with milder curries like a rogan josh but not Indian curries. Good paired with sausage or flank steak and mashed potatoes, shepherd's pie and steak and kidney pie while its absence of tough tannins makes it an accommodating match for simple cheeses.
In the mouth, a hint of the sweet-sour toffee-apple and nice cranberry fruit with subtle light leather and a persuasive, lightly textured tannin finish.
The spice and cranberry character makes it pleasing and lightly structured with a mouthfeel that calls for more.
A long and moderate growing season with no heat waves or heavy rain produced a crop much larger than expected while our routine crop size management protocols allowed our fruit to ripen evenly and slowly producing excellent fruit maturity and quality across the board.
By the time more than an inch of rain finally hit in late October our grapes were already picked and on their way to making an excellent batch of wines.
| Color | Red |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Style | Red Rhône |
| Appellation | Dry Creek Valley |
| Varietal | Grenache |
| Date Bottled | 18th Aug 2014 |
| Drinkable | 2015 - 2020 |
| Alcohol | 14.50% |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
