Margins, Neutral Oak Hotel Red, California 2024

A Grenache-driven blend, all vineyards Margins works with are farmed organically. The grapes for this wine were fermented and aged separately then blended right before bottling. Native fermentation, no fining, no filtration, no other modifications or additions except 30 ppm of sulfur dioxide the week before bottling. Additionally, the Skin Fermented Chenin (23% of the final blend) received 15 ppm of sulfur dioxide in September 2024 when freshly barreled.

30% Grenache (San Benito County, Paicines), 23% Chenin blanc (Clarksburg), 15% Pinot Noir (Santa Cruz Mountains), 15% Merlot (Santa Clara Valley), 8% Mourvèdre (San Benito County), 7% Cabernet Franc (San Benito County, Santa Cruz Mountains), 2% Mystery