An unusual and very delicious wine, Shatter is medium-bodied yet full and lush on the palate thanks to its fruit density. It has soft tannins and is refined and well structured. The Grenache vines grow in Maury, a village in Southwestern France better known for its dessert wines. Maury’s black, nutrient-poor soil, along with strong winds and scorching heat, stress the vines and cause “shatter” in the grape clusters (shatter naturally thins the vines, leaving smaller clusters of intensely concentrated grapes). Shatter is a collaboration between Joel Gott and Trinchero Family Wines.
Joel Gott, Côtes Castalanes (Roussillon, France) Grenache 2014
By Marguerite Thomas