Preston Dry Creek Valley Grenache 2023 ABC321 81 hectares

81 hectares

but with the structure to age for a decade-plus

fermented spontaneously with native yeasts and raised in stainless steel to keep the fruit front and center

"one of the 1st same made from Hokkaido's Suisei rice

with fully 21% of the volume made from Ume plum nectar

Preston Dry Creek Valley Grenache 2023 ABC321 81 hectaresLou Preston planted Rhne varieties in Dry Creek Valley back when Sonoma's reflex answer to a sunny hillside was still Cabernet or Zinfandel. The estate has been farmed organically and biodynamically (Demeter certified in 2015) across a patchwork of parcels that also produce bread, olive oil and vegetables. This Grenache is the bright, lifted member of the Preston Rhne lineup: hibiscus and wild strawberry on a buoyant, almost weightless frame, with a