One of our signature wines. The previous vintage achieving semi-cult status in 2015 scoring 96pts twice in two days. These wonderfully crisp yet aromatic food wines have their homeland in the plateaus of Northern Spain where the best examples, like Brecon’s, come from within just a couple of miles of the coast. In California, marine fogs cool the grapes, resulting in a long ripening period, super intense flavors and aromatics. The tropical complexity / richness was so intense in 2015 we deftly melded in just 10% Albarino from the Jack Ranch to ensure the varietally correct citrine characters were suitably enhanced.

92 Pts. Doug Wilder. purely domestic wine report. Aug 2016

When you have Paso’s oldest Cabernet Franc vineyard, there is little point in running around trying to find an alternate with greater tannin or color intensity. You would be sorely missing the point.  The old vines have way more complexity. Try closing your eyes as you imbibe! We, by default, have a duty of care to showcase the complexity emanating from these venerable old vines.

93pts. Enobytes. April 2018.

100% from the iconic Glenrose Vineyard. In other words it’s one of those sought after single vineyard offerings. Now, before you ask, there is absolutely no Syrah in there.  It’s so rich that we will of course forgive you in thinking there was. However the actual varietal percentages are 77.2% Grenache, 22.8% Mourvedre.

92 Pts. purely domestic wine report. Sept 2017

90 Pts. Int'l Wine Review. Sept 2017

Just a morsel, a dash, a pinch, or a drop in the bucket or, as a dinky di Australian would say, we made absolutely “Bugger All” (just seven barrels!); it’s quintessentially the dog’s bollocks (in the “when it comes to Italian opera, Pavarotti is the dog's bollocks” sense of the word.). P.S. The B word is apparently not in the US dictionary so perhaps we can get away with it here. The sex pistols did!

95 Pts. Gold. Best of Class. New World International Wine Competition. March 2018.

90 Pts. Connoisseur Guide. March 2018

Timing is everything. Brecon swooped in on these super ripe grapes at the close of harvest 2015. Apparently the result of a delayed real estate deal. It was just something to have a little fun with, throw some wacky winemaker techniques at and lock away in barrel for a couple of years.  Games continued prior to bottling with, 10.3% Brecon Cab, 2% Brecon Petit Verdot, and 2% Glenrose Syrah deftly melded in. Enjoy what is surely a memorable one-off for Brecon.