Seven Oxen Estate Paso Robles Grenache 2018

Seven Oxen Estate Paso Robles Grenache 2018

Very rich and extracted aromas of baked red fruits are spiced by powerful pinches of vanilla and nutmeg on the nose of this bottling. The baked plum and raisin flavors of the sip sit amidst a Bourbon-like richness.

Founding Vigneron, Bastien Leduc, hails from Castelnau-de-Montmiral in the southwest of France, where he grew up helping his father on his family’s pioneering organic vineyard. Bastien believes grape-growing is the most important part of the winemaking process, and meticulously oversees the farming of the Seven Oxen estate and the production of Seven Oxen wines from their very inception on the vine to their bottling.

The 130-acre Seven Oxen estate is located on Kiler Canyon Road in Paso Robles’ coveted westside, straddling the Templeton Gap and Willow Creek sub AVAs. The limestone-rich property includes 26 acres of head-trained vines. The vineyard is located 30 miles from the Pacific Ocean, where southwest-facing slopes are cooled in the evenings by coastal breezes, which allow the vines to maintain balanced levels of acidity despite extreme summer heat.