La Sirena, El Dorado Hills AVA (California) Grenache 2019

 Aviatrix is a collaboration between La Sirena winemaker/owner Heidi Peterson Barrett and her two daughters, winemaker Chelsea Barrett and sales/marketing director Remi Barrett.  Heidi Barrett is a winemaker at over half a dozen different wineries in Napa Valley and behind some of California’s best cult wines.  Aviatrix is dedicated to the intrepid women throughout the history of aviation (including Heidi, a licensed helicopter pilot) "who surpass society’s expectations and limitations to soar to new heights."  This 100 percent Grenache displays a light ruby color and delivers lifted aromas of candied rose petals, rosemary and muddled red fruits.  Luscious swells of cranberry, red plum and dried herbs coat the palate.  The wine has impressive buoyancy and silky soft tannins.  It is a California version of a great Côtes du Rhône.