Fresh, flavorful and dry, estate grown, limited release, 92-93 point Paso Robles Grenache that makes a great pick for your Thanksgiving table. Don’t miss the 2019 Broken Earth Limited Release Grenache.
Broken Earth is back with another excellent limited release wine, this one spending 17 months in mostly 3rd and 4th use oak.
Grenache is one of our favorite picks for pairing with Thanksgiving dinner and you can get this excellent example discounted more than $18 a bottle through today’s deal!
Before we to get to that, let’s recap the fascinating history of the estate vineyard these wines come from. Started in 1973, the founders (which included some big names from Hollywood) were some of the first to see the true potential of Paso Robles as well as to embrace the sustainability movement:
In 1973, Wayne Rodgers (Mash), James Caan (Godfather), Peter Faulk (Columbo), Jack Webb (Dragnet) and local visionary Herman Schwartz established our vineyard to be the first large scale vineyard on the Central Coast, planting 520 acres. They anticipated the growth of Paso Robles to be another 2,000 acres with 10-15 wineries over the long-term. Paso Robles now stands around 70,000 acres under vine, and over 300 wineries.
Farmers for generations have cultivated or “broken” soil in the region with care and respect. Vineyard pioneer Herman Schwartz embraced sustainable farming techniques as they were first coming on to the scene in the early 1980s. Our goal is to continue that tradition by respecting the land
This Article was originally published on The Reverse Wine Snob
