![]() Refreshing lemon zest on the nose with pretty notes of citrus blossom with juicy stone fruit on the palate and a hint of minerality.Ģ021 Ancient Peak, Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Margarita Ranch, Paso Robles, California: Majority Cabernet Sauvignon with a small amount of Petit Verdot, Malbec, Petite Sirah and Syrah. ![]() This is inline with their core values of protecting the environment that is evident by their sustainable practices that include natural pest and vegetation management, wildlife corridors, water conservation and solar energy.Ģ021 Ancient Peak, Chardonnay, Santa Margarita Ranch, Paso Robles, California: 100% Chardonnay. The lighter glass requires less energy to produce and less fuel consumption during transportation - lowering the overall carbon footprint of the wine. Starting with the newly released 2020 vintage, Ancient Peaks Oyster Ridge and Pearl Cabernet Sauvignon will be packaged in bottles weighing 42% less than those used in previous years. Lineup of Ancient Peaks Cabernet Sauvignon wines Ancient Peaks When Mike goes out to the vineyards and picks up the ancient sea bed soil, just one of the five soil types, grabbing one of the heavy rocks with oyster fossils etched into it, he thinks of that time when he was just a young man thirsty for knowledge, who got to be a tiny part of a project headed by the ‘royal’ wine family of the US, and how he could never guess that he would be continuing one of the last dreams of the biggest dreamer of all. ![]() Even though he was doing great where he was before, he took that leap to come down to work with Margarita Vineyard, just like how Robert Mondavi took a leap to showcase Napa Valley wines worldwide, even at first when many just laughed at the notion of Napa wines. That experience left a deep impression on Mike that carried with him throughout his successful career. Not only did Robert Mondavi end up selling his company at the end of 2004 but the great giant of the wine world passed away just four years later. Racy acidity and elegance are balanced perfectly in this dry, crisp rosé.Harvested grapes underneath the open sky on the Ancient Peaks estate Ancient PeaksĪ pivotal moment early on in Mike’s winemaking career was when he was able to observe one of the last major projects of Robert Mondavi Mike worked at Bryon Winery until 2000, and Robert Mondavi owned it during that time, so when Mondavi started his Margarita Vineyard project, Mike asked if he could go down there and help out in any way they needed just so he could learn learn how one of the greats chooses a vineyard, plants it and gets the best fruit possible. Bright, mouth-watering flavors of juicy watermelon are highlighted by hints of minerality and a soft yet crisp finish. The 2022 Sonoma County Rosé is a lovely shade of pale salmon with aromas of floral, tutti-frutti bubblegum and fresh watermelon. A small portion of the wine is fermented and aged in neutral oak barrels. The components were fermented separately at cool temperatures in stainless steel tanks. Whole cluster pressed with minimal skin contact. Varietal Composition: 46% Pinot Noir, 25% Sangiovese, 20% Petite Sirah, 3% Black Muscat, 3% Carignan, 2% Syrah. We source from select vineyards including parts of our Single Vineyard program, and the final blend is comprised of six varietals produced from six sub-appellations within the Sonoma County AVA. We strive vintage to vintage to produce that same crisp and zesty rosé style that we just can’t get enough of. The deliciousness and ensuing popularity of this wine has been phenomenal year after year. For our 2022 vintage, we decided to shift our vineyard sourcing to Sonoma County and expand the palette of varietals we work with for Banshee Rosé.
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