Marietta - Christo (Estate Grown) 2022 (750ml) Tikves

Marietta - Christo (Estate Grown) 2022 (750ml) TikvesThis intense, powerful Syrah based wine is grown mostly on our McDowell Valley property which has a long history of championing Rhone varietals. Co fermented with Viognier, the Syrah expresses violet, tar, and rich earth. Petite Sirah from Alexander Valley brings chewy bitter chocolate, while Grenache grown at 1400 feet elevation in the Yorkville highlands keeps the wine bright and juicy. Full bodied and fleshy, this wine is dark and brooding yet

Sashaying from lemon to mint to summer stone fruits with a cool salted almond note towards the finish

the Langi Shiraz

which is judiciously used only in extremely dry years in an effort to support the vines in this arid environment

from 40 year-old vines planted on the limestone based soils of the Mount Epin

but with good intensity and a moderate

dates back to 1996

seamless mouthfeel

Aromas of berries and toast open up to flavors of ripe

Enjoy the wine Conte di Campiano Appassimento with spicy pasta variations

Juicy and tightly woven with a dark minerality

then continues to reveal a persistent aromatic conclusion

and wine has been made here since Roman times