Hajdu Grenache Brobdignagian Alder Springs Vineyard

Lovely

Nose Candied cherry & coulis crushed raspberry white pepper and some floral notes. Mouth ripe cherry w raspberry some dragon fruit and some cocoa strong acid and sweet but surprisingly firm tannins with a long finish. Great sweet, not overly sweet, fruit structure. Delicious. With time more black cherry and dark fruit notes opened up. A muscular grenache with plenty of personality. Very nice!

Hajdu, Grenache, Alder Springs Vineyard, Mendocino County, 2015: Part of the winery's Adventurer's Guild wine club offerings. Deep inky purple in color, the nose displays aromas of freshly picked blackberries, black cherries, pepper, leather, tar and green foliage as well as tobacco. Full-bodied, with on the palate loads of juicy blackberries, wild blueberries followed by licorice, graphite, roasted meat, freshly cured tobacco, allspice, high acidity and firm, gripping tannins, that coat the mouth and the gums with notes of rich …