Bonny Doon, Monterey County (California) Grenache 2014

For lo these many years I’ve been calling Bonny Doon’s Clos de Gilroy one of the great values in red wine from California. So much to my chagrin, they raised the price. But it still qualifies in the value arena because this a beautifully restrained Grenache (a grape that has a tendency to produce exceptionally high levels of alcohol) that highlights the juicy, red-fruited allure of this southern Rhone (France) grape variety. It thrives in coastal California and this vintage is no exception.