- Practicing Organic
- 100% Grenache
- Dorigo Family Vineyard (Ballard Canyon AVA)
- First Ballard Canyon Grace
- Sand over limestone soils
- South-facing slope planted to 369 clone (new clone for the Grace lineup)
- Monopole site for Grace since 2022
- Farmed by viticulturalist Francisco Ramirez
- Harvested October 9th, 2021: moon in Scorpio
- Native ferment, foot-tread daily for 15 days, pressed on day 17
- 50% whole cluster
- Aged 11 months in neutral French 220L barrique
- Bottled August 17th, 2022: moon in Aries
- Production: 45 cases
- 14.3% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Ballard Canyon
Variety:
Grenache
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-ATG-50-22 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
93
Date
2024-08-15
"Mulberries, leather, peppery herbs, sandalwood, and assorted, dried herb notes all emerge from the 2022 Grenache Dorigo Family Vineyard, a medium-bodied, concentrated Grenache that comes from a site in the Ballard Canyon region of Santa Barbara County. It has plenty of structure, terrific balance, and will evolve gracefully through 2032."
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2024-07-01
"The 2022 Grenache Dorigo Family Vineyard is one of the more extroverted cuv,es in this lineup, befitting of its location in Ballard Canyon. That richness works well to play off the generally restrained style here. Dark plum, leather, spice, licorice and lavender bring out the darker side of Grenache, especially compared with the other wines in the range."