THE ROYAL NONESUCH FARM Red 2020 - AUSVERKAUFT-

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Flaschengröße (Liter): 0,75
Land: USA
Weingut: THE ROYAL NONSUCHFARM
Viticulture/Growing: Organic - Dieser Wein ist aber nicht bio-zertifiziert.

Region / AVA: Kalifornien, York Mountain AVA
Weinberg: Estate
This wine comes from Anthony’s own 7.5-acre vineyard located in York Mountain AVA in west Paso Robles wine region. It rests at 1800 feet above the Pacific Ocean between the towns of Cambria and Templeton, and boasts an incredibly diverse set of soil profiles, including rocky limestone, clay, and sand. Rainfall is almost four times that of the nearby town of Paso Robles, allowing them to dry farm many of their vines.
Rebsorten: 73% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 5% Graciano, 2% Clairette Blanche
Barrique: Yes. 20 Months in 25% new French oak barrels and 75% in neutral barrels.
Winemaking: Cold soaked for 3 days with twice daily pumpovers, then wild fermented in concrete tanks and foudre with twice daily pumpovers or delestages. 13 days total maceration. Fermented 27% whole cluster. Bottled without fining or filtration.
Winemaker´s Comment: Exotic aromas of black cherry, cracked pepper, orange zest, pine sap, and Oaxacan mole soar from the glass. The palate boasts scintillating flavors of blackberry, lavender, cocoa powder, and Pamplona chorizo. The surprisingly rich midpalate seamlessly transitions, with just the right amount of tannins, into a persistent and elegant finish.
Vintage: Warm Vintage. Quick Harvest. Generous Fruit.
Alkohol % vol.: 14,5
Säure g/l: 5,5
Restzucker g/l: 0,4
pH: 3,78
Schwefel mg/l frei(total): 20(55)
Verschluss: Kork
Suitable for Vegans? Yes
Haltbarkeit: Am besten jetzt bis 2032
Allergene: Enthält Sulfite
Winemaker´s Food Pairing: Lambs Chops with Fall vegetables
Abfüller: Kinero Cellars, PO Box 852, Templeton, CA 93465, USA
Einführer und verantwortlicher Lebensmittelunternehmer: Apell Weine, Martin Apell, Ahnatalstraße 125, 34128 Kassel, Deutschland

Reviews & Tasting Notes (Auszüge):

vinous - Eric Guido, 03 2023

From: Paso Robles: Boundless Diversity (May 2023)

The 2020 Red from Royal Nonesuch Farm is savory and intense, blending dried black cherries with peppery rose and lavender. It flows easily across the palate, pleasantly sweet yet wonderfully balanced, with a stern mineral core to contrast. It lingers incredibly long and is full of primary concentration. A coating of fine-grained tannins frames the experience nicely. The Red is a co-fermented blend of 73% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 5% Graciano and 2% Clairette Blanche. - By Eric Guido on March 2023

Royal Nonesuch Farm is the passion project of Anthony Yount and his wife, Hillary Lind. The vineyard comprises 7.5 acres planted to a mix of Grenache, Graciano, Syrah and Clairette within the York Mountain AVA. The production is extremely small, totaling under 500 cases split up between their white and red wine, yet the wines have a distinctive stamp of the Younts’ winemaking talents. Royal Nonesuch Farm is a name to watch.

© The Nittany Epicurean, 2023

The Royal Nonesuch Farm in Paso Robles is new to my ongoing series of discovery of some of the great wines of California. The first wine we enjoyed from this winery was the 2020 vintage of its white blend - the 2020 White grown, produced & bottled by The Royal Nonesuch Farm. We return to The Royal Nonesuch Farm today to try its red blend from the same vintage:
2020 Red grown, produced & bottled by The Royal Nonesuch Farm (Paso Robles, California).
This wine is a blend of 73% grenache, 20% syrah, 5% graciano and 2% clairette blanche. Following wild fermentation in concrete tanks and foudre, the wine was aged for 20 months in French oak barrels (10% new). It comes in at 14.4% ABV.
The wine showed a dark ruby color. Black cherry, raspberry preserves, vanilla, licorice, currant and oak all arrived on the rich nose. Black cherry, raspberry preserves, currant and licorice brought the theme of luxury from the nose to the palate followed by notes of oak and hints of tobacco leaf. The wine was full-bodied and exhibited good length along with soft tannins. It would pair very well with a roast leg of lamb. ~NE