Grenache Archives - St Pete Cellars

2022 Isabel Ferrando, Clos ‘Beatus Ille’, Côtes du Rhône, Rhône Valley, France

Daniel Myers — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 22:13:31 +0000

Producer: Domaine Saint Prefert was created in 1920, owned for 80 years by the Serre Family. Isabel Ferrando, a banker turned winemaker, acquired the domaine in 2002, made a name for herself making single-vineyard bottlings & as a ‘Grenachiste’ radical in this appellation. Starting with 13.2 hectares, she expanded the domain, in 2020 she started […]

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2022 Margerum, ‘M5’ Red Rhone Blend, Santa Barbara County, CA

Daniel Myers — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 21:51:34 +0000

Producer: Doug Margerum established Margerum Wine Company in 2001, after being a successful restaurateur & Vinter in Santa Barbara for some time. The 18 acre Estate Vineyard is planted exclusively to Rhone grape varietals. The company produces wines made from grapes from the estate vineyard as well as purchased grapes from growers around Santa Barbara […]

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2021 Comando G, ‘Rozas 1er Cru’ Garnacha, Madrid, Spain

Daniel Myers — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 21:42:18 +0000

Producer: Daniel Landi & Fernando Garcia met studying oenology, they were both working in wineries around the Sierra de Gredos mountain range, when they decided to create Commando G together in 2008. They purchased & leased small vineyards high in the Sierra de Gredos, making compelling wines from bush vine Garnacha grown on high altitude, […]

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2021 Domaine de Terrebrune, Bandol Rosé, Provence, France

Daniel Myers — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 21:41:56 +0000

Producer: George Delille purchased the property in 1963 after training as a sommelier in Paris, he will spend the next 10 years restoring and replanting. His son Reynald took the reins in 1980, enforcing the strict philosophy of his father, joined by Jean d’Arthuys in 2020, as co-owner. The estate holds 35 hectares of vines […]

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2021 Delas Frères, ‘Saint-Esprit’ Côtes-du-Rhône, Rhône Valley, France

Daniel Myers — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 21:40:03 +0000

Producer: this estate was founded in 1835 by Philippe Delas & Charles Audibert, passed on to Philippe’s sons who dubbed the name. In 1993 Delas Frères became part of the Champagne Louis Roederer group who built a new state of the art winery. Today the winemaking team: Jacque Grange + Claire Darnaud. Place: they make […]

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2020 Palacios Remondo, Finca La Montesa Garnacha, Viñedo Esencial, Rioja, Spain

Daniel Myers — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 21:35:53 +0000

Producer: After making a name for himself in Priorat & Bierzo, Alvaro Palacios returned to his ancestral home in Rioja. His family’s estate, Bodega Palacios Remondo, was founded in 1945, Alvaro, 4th generation, took over in 2000, when his father passed away, converting to organic & biodynamic viticulture. He focuses on expressing Spain’s varied terroir […]

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2020 Bodegas Bernabeleva, Navaherreros Tinto, Vinos de Madrid, Spain

Daniel Myers — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 21:27:56 +0000

Producer: Vicente Álvarez-Villamil, a Madrid doctor, purchased the land in 1923 planting Garnacha vines in high elevation. Generations of the family maintained the vines, selling the grapes to the local co-op, until in 2006 Vicente’s great Grandchildren, Juan & Santiago Matallana Bunez inherited the vineyards and created the estate. The cousins hired Raul Perez to […]

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