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TASTING NOTES
Classic grenache blanc characteristics of freshly picked sweet lemon, Granny Smith apple, Anjou pear, and stone fruit core. The addition of Borden fruit gives a rounder shape with acid running through the diameter finishing with a crushed gravel minerality on the palate. When in doubt, grenache blanc pairs with almost any food. We love it with seafood, salads, cream sauces, spicy Asian and Mexican food, and especially sushi!
VINEYARD NOTES
We have 3 acres of Grenache Blanc in our Estate Vineyard. Our largest varietal planting to date, these vines lie on 2 different soil types that add complexity to the finished product. These clones are Tablas Creek cuttings from the famed Chateau de Beaucastel in the Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC. 2023 was a stunner. A cool, wet vintage provided optimal growing conditions with physiological ripeness occurring at lower Brix and perfect chemistry at harvest.
WINEMAKER NOTES
Everything is hand-picked, hand-sorted, and whole cluster pressed. We harvest in the early morning to capture vital acidity that provides vibrancy to the wine. The juice is fermented cool in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks to preserve pure fruit expressions. Sur lie aging in tank until bottling aides texture formation.
“Acquiesce Winery & Vineyard 2020 Lodi Grenache Blanc: A variety most at home in France’s Rhone Valley, Grenache Blanc is gaining adherents in California, thanks largely to the gumption and imagination of Susan Tipton of Acquiesce in Lodi. She appreciates food-and-wine pairing to an extent that is exceptional even in California’s winemaking community, and as a consequence styles her wines to shine at the dinner table, which her Grenache Blanc will do for its refreshingly citric flavor, steely structure and dry and snappy finish. Whatever fresh seafood is on the plate, this Grenache Blanc should be in the glass.”
