Balancing beautiful aromas, a great mouthfeel and a spicy core, this Grenache has it all. From its raspberry, pomegranate, red licorice and spice box aromatics to its sweet cranberry entry and its flavors of licorice, red fruit, lavender, minerals and herbs de Provence, there is a multifaceted complexity to this wine that complements its vibrant character. This wine will show best beginning in a couple of years, and should age well for a decade. If opened in its youth, we recommend decanting.
- Beckmen Vineyards

91 points Robert Parker: "The brilliant 2007 Grenache Purisima Mountain is no wimpy wine at 15.5% alcohol, but wow, a seamlessness as well as copious quantities of kirsch liqueur, licorice, and spice box are present in this beautifully proportioned, full-bodied, opulent, sexy Grenache. Both intellectually and hedonistically pleasing, it should be drunk over the next 3-5 years." (08/09)

90 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Nov/Dec 09: "(5.5% alcohol) Ruby-red. Spicy red and dark berries on the nose, with notes of rose and mace adding complexity. Juicy and gently sweet, offering lush raspberry and blackberry flavors and showing no rough edges. A weighty, creamy grenache with strong finishing spiciness and a lingering note of mocha."