2016 Backlit
70% Petite Sirah, 12% Grenache, 10% Graciano, 8% Carignan. A decadent beast! Deep magenta in color, sporting captivating aromas of black fruits, smoked meats, citrus, and chocolate. A sexy profile seduces the palate with Chambord, orange peel, asphalt and fine tannins finishing with freshness and precision that has you going back for more. This needs some short term cellaring but will have your friends saying “where can I get this”!? And your response will be…YOU CAN’T.
2016 Understory
84% Grenache, 10% Graciano, 6% Carignan. An ethereal Grenache based wine that captures the essence of MAHA. Expressive and multilayered, this wine is at once elegant and powerful. Notions of candied red fruits, orange peel, chocolate, anise and herbs are the amusé to a generous and vibrant palate with tremendous texture. Confitured cherries, raspberries, plums and spice are framed by juicy acidity and glycerin. The finish goes on for days. Enjoy it now, while fresh, or give it a few years in the cellar to become a more distinguished version of its young self.
2017 Before Anyone Else
100% Clairette. A round and delicious white that is kissed by the sun. Sublimely perfumed with honeyed citrus, marzipan, quince, and a dollop of sweet oak. The palate is unctuous and full bodied with great concentration then transitions to a finish that is crisp and juicy with plenty of cut. It is a wine to be enjoyed now but with patience will develop complexity and nuance.
