La Cuadrilla, Stolpman Vineyards, Ballard Canyon, USA 2015

About this wine

Stolpman Vineyards' La Cuadrilla stems from a novel and admirable concept: the vineyard workers tend a specific section of vines to form the basis of the cuvee. The result is then blended with some more fruit from the estate to ensure that production represents at least 10% of annual production. Stolpman then give all the profits from the wine to the vineyard workers directly. Not just a nice story, this wine is a delicious, spicy blend of 68% Syrah, 20% Grenache, 6% Petite Sirah, and 6% Sangiovese. Dense and structured, but ripe and drinkable.