Sonja Magdevski is an exceptional winemaker who focuses on Rhône varieties in Santa Barbara County. With 18 years of experience, she has access to some of the best Grenache in the region. This light-bodied Grenache has buckets of flavors from cranberry and rhubarb to white chocolate. This is an excellent start-of-the-night red that will have all of your friends throwing out the most random tasting notes. Do serve this wine at cellar temperature — I recommend a quick 30 minutes in the fridge before serving. That said, there is absolutely no need to cellar this wine; it is absolutely singing now.
Clementine Carter, Santa Barbara County (California) Grenache 2020
By Vince Simmon