The 2019 Cinsault Camp 4 Vineyard has a pale ruby-purple color and autumnal scents of fallen leaves, earth and iron with tones of red cherries, citrus peel and mushrooms. The palate is bright, juicy and floral, supple and appealing, and it finishes with ethereal spicy accents.92 Pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2019 Mourvedre Camp Four Vineyard is an incredibly distinctive wine. Perfumed and savory, with terrific energy, the Mourvedre is so expressive. Red-fleshed fruit and bright acids lend energy to medium-bodied wine that overdelivers in so many ways. 94 pts Antonio Galloni
Our versatile take on France’sChâteauneuf-du-Pape is made with Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah and Cinsualt. Custom blended each vintage and aged in neutral oak, this crowd-pleasing wine strikes a perfect balance between bright red fruit, spice and earth. Year after year, our Pape Star remains a fan favorite for its medium-bodied weight, elegant texture and versatility when it comes to pairing wine and food.
The 2019 Syrah Alisos Vineyard is stunning. Rich, vibrant and full of character, the 2019 captures all the best this site has to offer. The purity of the flavors, the aromatics, the textural feel, they are all those of a magnificent, hugely pedigreed wine. Silky tannins wrap it all together in style. The 2019 Alisos Syrah is another magnificent effort from Magan Eng. 96 pts Antonio Galloni
Cabernet Franc is often thought of as a Bordeaux-style wine. A “sister wine” of Cabernet Sauvignon, featuring muscular tannins and dusty, black cherry fruit. In France’s Loire Valley, however, another style of Cabernet Franc is gaining notice; bright, elegant wine with fine tannin, spicy red fruit and just a hint of fines herbs from the regions of Chinon, Bourgueil and Saumur. These regal, cool-climate reds were our inspiration for this wine, which shows classic varietal notes of red fruit, dusty earth and herbs, along with fresh acidity and just enough tannins.
The wine presents with a lovely nose of baking spices and the promise of red fruits, on the palate lots of candied strawberry and plums and just the right amount of acidity. The wine is mouth coating without being cloying or heavy.
Pepper and clove introduce licorice brushed aromas of plum, strawberry, raspberry and citrus that define an astonishingly light body. This is a wine that won’t overpower vegetable or seafood and can also stand up to big game. Serve cool.
Our Santa Barbara County is a blend of fruit from Larner and Camp Four Vineyards – two great sites for this variety. We love its fresh aromas of flower stems and flowers, mulberries and blackberries and iron. The wine is light in body, but tightly knit.
Aromas of earth, peppercorns, and brandied cherries open the wine. Look for dark fruits and a smoke on the finish. Give the wine time to breathe and you will be rewarded.
With fresh flavors of cherries, plums bramble and cranberry, it’s hip but not funky at all. When serving this wine, treat it almost as you would a white wine. (Give it a little chill, consider serving it with fish!)
