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95-97 Jeb Dunnuck -
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A lush, sexy, forward beauty, the 2021 Heart Stone Vineyard is based on 31% Grenache, 28% Syrah, 21% Graciano, and the rest Mataro and Petite Sirah, with the blend shifting slightly due to replanting in the vineyard. As with all the ’21s here, it has a vivid purple hue as well as a great perfume of sweet red and blue fruits, spring flowers, ground pepper, and underbrush, but it’s on the palate where this beauty really shines. Layered, silky, and opulent, it’s not yet bottled, but my money is on this drinking nicely right out of the gate.
Technical Details
- Blend31% Grenache, 28% Syrah, 21% Graciano, 17% Mataro, 3%Petite Sirah
- WinemakerJustin Smith
- CountryUS
- RegionCalifornia
- Sub-RegionCentral Coast
- AppellationPaso Robles
- VineyardHeart Stone Vineyard
- Alcohol15.4%
- Production751 cases
Saxum Red Blend Heart Stone Vineyard Adelaida District Paso Robles 2021
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JD95-97, DC95
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About the Producer
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. Rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes are some of the keys to Saum's incredible success. They respect their land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
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