CLINE ANCIENT VINES RED BLEND 21

Cline Family Cellars is a family-owned and operated winery in Sonoma, California, built on a passion for winemaking and rooted in respect for the land. Fred Cline started Cline Family Cellars in 1982 in Oakley, California, making his first vintages from original plantings of Mourvedre, Zinfandel, and Carignane, some of which dated back to the 1880’s. In 1989, Fred purchased a 350-acre horse farm in Carneros and moved the winery to Sonoma County. As one of the original Rhone Rangers, he beganplanting varietals that included a number of vineyards dedicated to Syrah, Viognier, Marsanne, and Roussanne

Tasting Notes:
This is our inaugural release of our Ancient Vines Red Blend. Sourced from some of our oldest vines in Contra Costa, predominately own-rooted and dry-farmed, the wine brings all the flavor and freshness of California grapes with a distinctly old-world vibe induced from some of the oldest vines in the world. A perfect marriage of concentrated fruit with amazing secondary aromas and flavors of spice and forest floor. Mouth-watering acidity matched with luscious tannins lead into an irresistibly long finish.