La Marea Central Coast Grenache 2022 SO20231114 Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier

Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier

It's juicy and fruit-forward with supple tannins and enough freshness to keep the glass moving

Plants age 7 to 9 years

Aged 9 years in the tropics and one year in France for a total of 10 years

The result is an Edna Valley Chardonnay with the structural seriousness of a Mount Eden bottle but at a friendlier price

La Marea Central Coast Grenache 2022 SO20231114 Pinot Noir and Pinot MeunierIan Brand has spent a decade making the same argument: California's Central Coast is a far better home for Spanish and Rhone grapes than anyone gives it credit for. La Marea "the tide" is where he tests it, with wines rooted in sea air, sandy soils and ancient seabeds. His Grenache runs in the opposite direction from the jammy, high alcohol version the grape usually gets here: light on its feet, transparent, built around freshness rather than force.