La Marea Central Coast Grenache 2022 SO20231114 The result is an Edna

The result is an Edna Valley Chardonnay with the structural seriousness of a Mount Eden bottle but at a friendlier price

Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier

but in the glass it punches well above its appellation

open this one and reconsider

native-yeast fermentation in 350- and 500-liter barrels

La Marea Central Coast Grenache 2022 SO20231114 The result is an EdnaIan Brand has spent a decade making the same argument: California's Central Coast is a far better home for Spanish and Rhone grapes than anyone gives it credit for. La Marea "the tide" is where he tests it, with wines rooted in sea air, sandy soils and ancient seabeds. His Grenache runs in the opposite direction from the jammy, high alcohol version the grape usually gets here: light on its feet, transparent, built around freshness rather than force.