Winemaker's Notes:

Composition: 65% Grenache / 30% Syrah / 5% Viognier

Co-Fermentation: This wine is a blend of one co-fermentation with Grenache/Syrah/Viongier, one co-fermenation with Grenache/Syrah & all the part fermented seperately and blended together prior to bottling.

Tasting Notes:

This dark red colored Grenache based blend from Cantadora opens with black plum, graphite and lilac bouquet with hints cassis and cinnamon. The mouthfeel is balanced, round and savory. The flavor profile is black plum and mild stony minerality with notes of black cherry and wild blueberry.

Vineyard:

Vineyard: Shake Ridge Ranch is a magical enclave in the Amador County AVA. It is farmed and owned by celebrated viticulturalist Ann Kraemer and her family. The organically farmed vineyard slopes and dives across many different soil configurations with an emphasis on quartz speckled granitic soils. This one-of-kind site produces some of the richest Spanish, Italian and Rhone varietal expressions in California. The viticultarist and owner, Ann Kraemer, is a master in her craft and a true wizard of the vine.

The Cantadora Woman:

Marianne Page is a Professor of Economics at UC Davis. She co-founded the UC Davis Center for Poverty and Inequality Research to advance evidence-based policies that reduce poverty and increase children’s equality of opportunity. She is a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a member of Governor Newsom's Council of Economic Advisors. She currently serves as co-editor of the Journal of​ Human Resources.

10% of the sales supports UC-Davis Center for Poverty & Inequality