Core Santa Barbara Red Combo (4)
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
“Hi. My name’s Core Grenache. Nice to meet you.”
“Hi there. Name’s Bosc. Pleasure. Where are you from originally?”
“Santa Barbara, California.”
“Oh, nice. And you’re a…”
“Grape. I’m a grape.”
“Figured. I’m a pear myself. From just outside Seattle.”
“Oh nice, how is it up there?”
“Great. I mean, once you get past the rain…”
“Yeah, Santa Barbara’s got you beat there. It’s nice all the time.”
“Oh yeah, I don’t know if I could handle that.”
“Really?”
“No way. I love a good rainy day cuddled up on the couch.”
“Do you really think that?”
“I’m sorry?”
“Do you really enjoy 9 months of dreary weather, or is that just the mental bulwark you’ve built to justify your decision to live there?”
“You venture into impertinence, ma’am!”
“I’m just saying. It’s 75 and sunny ever day in Santa Barbara. Yet you say you would rather live in your dreary-hole.”
“I do.”
“Do you really?”
“I do, yes.”
“Really?”
“No. I wish I lived in Santa Barbara. You’re right. Can I move there?”
“Oh no. Definitely not. The real estate is prohibitively expensive.”
2008 Core Grenache, Santa Barbara County
- Alcohol: 14.9%
- 600 cases produced
- 85% Grenache/ 15% Syrah
100% of the fruit comes from the Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard grown at 3000 feet. 24 months in neutral barrels and bottled without fining or filtration.
- Alcohol: 14.9%
- 96 cases produced
This is a super special barrel selection from C3’s 100% Tempranillo lots. It’s aged 37 months in 25% new American, 25% new French, 25% 1-year-old American and 25% 2-year-old French barrels. The vineyard is located at 3000 feet in Santa Barbara County. It’s farmed to yields of 3-4 tons/acre every year. The wine was bottled without fining or filtration.
- 100% Grenache from the Alta Mesa Vineyard
- Alcohol: 14.9%
- 220 cases produced
100% barrel selected Grenache from the most amazing vineyard in Santa Barbara County. Long submerged fermentation and 15% whole cluster selected. The wine was aged 35 months in 600 and 800 liter barrels and bottled without fining or filtration.
- Alcohol: 14.9
- 240 cases produced
A blend of 41% Tempranillo from Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard, 23% Tempranillo from Laetitia Vineyard in Arroyo Grande, 18% Grenache from Alta Mesa Vineyard and 18% Syrah from Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard. This wine was aged for 47 months in a 2 year old 600 gallon French Foudre. This was done to tone down the massiveness of this wine.
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