2022 The Bigness

We made a Tempranillo in 2012 and 2013 called “The Bigness,” but we cast the label aside after improvements to our fruit sourcing. The wine barely lived up to the name anyways, but we loved that label and were sad to let go of it. We figured we’d never see it again since we don’t make many wines that truly qualify for such an illustrious title. But over the past five years we’ve brought The Bigness back a few times. Sure, we make 99% of our agricultural products with surgical precision. But occasionally, we miss the mark and let things get a little too ripe. When we find a wine that we think stands up beautifully to the added weight, we now consider it for this label! This year, the second pick of Graciano at Dos Amigos came in much riper than expected after the first pick, and sugars in the Rhumb Line Graciano soaked up in the fermenter slightly higher than we expected. However, both wines carry the ripeness with a surprising grace that we found befitting of this bottling. The Syrah at Sierra Bonita this year was so incredibly dark and rich, we had to add a barrel to give this powerful, but well-balanced blend another level of brininess, spice and texture. It’s big and beautiful! Only five barrels produced.