Higher Ground
Single Vineyard Grenache · WeatherEye, Red Mountain 14 / 15 $125
WeatherEye Grenache, higher ground.
100% whole-cluster Grenache off WeatherEye, high on Red Mountain amid brambly sagebrush.
Fresh sage and macerated strawberry, with red cherry, baking spice, and peppercorn.
Grapes
100% Grenache
100% Grenache from WeatherEye Vineyard: red fruit, chalky minerality, dried violets, pepper, and a brambly, high-desert sagebrush lift.
Terroir
High on WeatherEye
WeatherEye sits high on the south slope of Red Mountain, ringed by brambly sagebrush. The rocky, high-elevation site keeps yields low and the fruit lifted, for chalky minerality and that high-desert edge.
Region
Red Mountain
From the Red Mountain AVA.
Winemaking
Whole cluster, neutral oak
100% whole cluster, aged in neutral French oak puncheons; about 14.8%. The name nods to Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground." 95 points from Paul Gregutt (2022); just 2 barrels produced (roughly 47 cases).
What it is
Why it matters
Why it's cool
Higher Ground Single Vineyard Grenache Composition100% Grenache
AVA(s)Red Mountain
VineyardsWeatherEye
Oak / agingNeutral French oak puncheons
Whole cluster100%
Cases~47 (2 barrels)
Alc~14.8%
Scores 2023 IWR 98
Tech sheet coming soon