Bonny Doon Vineyard, Central Coast (California) 2009

 As I taste this wine I am reminded of many of the delicious reds I’ve enjoyed from various AOCs of the Languedoc over the years. It’s rustic and earthy, bursting with red-berry aromas, firm tannins, and an edgy minerality. Yet it’s not French, although the grapes — Carignane, Mourvedre and Grenache — are of that pursuasion. Yes, this is another curious gem from Randall Grahm. It’s an intellectually challenging everyday wine. I expect nothing less from Randall.