Mother Rock Brutal Red
THIS 100% GRENACHE NOIR, COMES FROM A COOL, HIGH-ALTITUDE VINEYARD AND A 2025 SEASON THAT BEGAN WITH A WET WINTER FOLLOWED BY A VERY DRY BUT MILD SUMMER, PRODUCING A SMALL, CONCENTRATED CROP WITH LOW DISEASE PRESSURE. WE HAND-PICKED GRAPES, TO CHILL, FULLY DESTEM, AND COLD-SOAK FOR GENTLE EXTRACTION. THEN BASKET-PRESSED THEM BEFORE NATURAL FERMENTATION IN OLD NEUTRAL FRENCH OAK WITH MINIMAL INTERVENTION.
THE BRUTAL RED AGED FOR 11 MONTHS IN A SINGLE NEUTRAL BARREL WITHOUT TOPPING, WHICH ALLOWED A LIGHT FLOR LAYER TO FORM, BEFORE BEING BOTTLED UNFINED, UNFILTERED, AND WITHOUT ADDED SULPHUR. RESULTING IN A PURE, ELEGANT GRENACHE WITH BRIGHT FRUIT, SUBTLE SAVOURY NOTES, AND A FRESH, REFINED STRUCTURE.