Charbono is a grape that deserves more attention. It gets it here in the best way, letting the grape variety’s natural acidity take the wheel. It steers its way through fully extracted cherry, chocolate and fall spice, finishing with everyone still in the car and shouting “AGAIN, AGAIN! I’m in for the ride. A Platinum Award winner at the 2021 San Diego International Wine & Spirits Challenge.
Jeff Runquist, Sierra Foothills (California) Charbono 2018
By Rich Cook