McPrice Myers L'Ange Rouge Grenache, Santa Barbara County, USA

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The 2019 Grenache L'ange Rouge is a blend of 68% Grenache, 18% Syrah and 14% Mourvèdre. Whole clusters were fermented in concrete and foot-trodden, resulting in some carbonic character. Pale ruby-purple, it features finely detailed floral, citrus, earth and incense aromas on the nose, with a core of wild berry jam. The medium-bodied palate is smooth and juicy with lush fruits and uplifting acidity, finishing with a spicy flourish.

Blended with 10% Syrah and 10% Mourvedre, the 2013 Grenache l'Ange Rouge comes from Santa Barbara County sites and is an elegant, medium to full-bodied wine that offers classy notes of kirsch, blackberries, baking spice and dried flowers. Fermented with 60% whole clusters and aged 16 months in mostly neutral oak, drink this polished and sweetly fruited red over the coming 5-6 years.

Probably my favorite Grenache from McPrice to date, the 2012 Grenache L'Ange is 100% Grenache and spent 16 months in 20% new French oak. It offers beautiful kirsch, pepper and spice-box-like qualities to go with medium to full-bodied richness, a great mid-palate and a structured, tight profile that needs another year or so in the cellar. It's a rock star Grenache from Paso that will drink well through 2022. McPrice Myers continues to churn out outstanding, singular and age-worthy wines under his McPrice Myers label. Both of his late release 2011s showed beautifully, and the 2012s are a step up. The 2012s buck the vintage stereotype and have enough tannin and concentration to warrant short-term cellaring. In addition, these efforts always have a savory, structured style that should appeal to both Old and New World wine lovers. Tel. (805) 237-1245; www.barrel27-mcpricemyers.com

Moving to the 2011 reds, and one of the more southern Rhone styled Grenache blends coming out of California, the 2011 Grenache l’Ange Rouge offers up beautiful kirsch liqueur, garrigue, spice and basil-like nuances as well as a medium to full-bodied, nicely focused and structured palate. There’s some tannin to resolve, yet it’s sweet and well integrated. Enjoy this beauty over the coming 4-6 years. Drink now-2019. These 2010s and 2011s from McPrice are straight up fantastic. Very classy and pure, they all benefitted from substantial air time and deserve another year or two in the cellar. In addition to delivering rock-star quality, they also represent superb values. This is another Paso Robles producer who has consistently produced outstanding wines that remain more than reasonably priced given their quality. They merit serious attention! Tel. (805) 237-1245; www.barrel27-mcpricemyers.com

While I reviewed these 2010s last year for the Rhone Report, I was able to retaste the wines for this report and have updated the notes and scores where needed. A blend of all Grenache and McPrice’s take on a Chateauneuf-du-Pape, the 2010 Grenache L’Ange Rouge is semi-opaque in color and offers up a perfumed, complex array of garrigue, sweet cherries, pepper and licorice that flows to a full-bodied, textured and lively palate. Quite fresh, with a solid core of acidity, as well as ripe tannin, it should be given another year or two in bottle and then consumed over the following 4-6 years. Drink now-2019. These 2010s and 2011s from McPrice are straight up fantastic. Very classy and pure, they all benefitted from substantial air time and deserve another year or two in the cellar. In addition to delivering rock-star quality, they also represent superb values. This is another Paso Robles producer who has consistently produced outstanding wines that remain more than reasonably priced given their quality. They merit serious attention! Tel. (805) 237-1245; www.barrel27-mcpricemyers.com