2016 Earth Cuckoo

For the past three vintages, we’ve selected the first cut of each lot for this special wine. We first choose two and a half of our best Tempranillo barrels as the dark, rich core of the blend. We then set aside our favorite barrel of Grenache for its light, strawberry fruit. Lastly, we steal half (30 gallons) of the best Graciano barrel for acidity, spicy plum/watermelon character and fine tannins. We aged the wine for a total of 15 months in one new Eastern European oak barrel and three neutral barrels. Kind of, but not really, like they do it in Rioja!