Clementine Carter Grenache Blanc BALLARD CANYON 2017

100% Kimsey Vineyard Grenache Blanc in Ballard Canyon.  Fruit was destemmed and held on the skins for 3 day before being pressed into stainless steel drums and neutral oak barrels for a long and cool fermentation.  Just as luscious as its sister bottling Grenache Noir from the same vineyard.  This Grenache Blanc is temperamental given the ideal conditions it is grown under: organically farmed in lovely clay, loamy soils, with a gentle west facing slope, with extreme fruit selection to let each cluster shine.    $36

50 cases produced.  SOLD OUT

Clementine Carter Grenache Sta. Rita Hills 2016       

92 pts. Wine Advocate

A blend of two vineyards in the Sta. Rita Hills: Spear and John Sebastiano.  Spear is a relatively new site in the SRH farmed organically by Ofer Shepher.  John Sebastiano is an imposing vineyard composed of dozens of different blocks, soil types and aspects.  The Grenache in this blend is from the tippy top of the site, on an east facing extreme slope, in flinty-clay soils.  The SRH region is equally as expressive for Grenache as it is for its acclaimed Pinot Noir, revealing deep minerality and finesse.  $38

150 cases produced.

"The 2016 Sta. Rita Hills Grenache from Celmentine Carter is a delicate, translucent ruby in hue, not much more saturated than a deep rosé. The wine soars from the glass with an extravagantly fragrant bouquet of rose water and raspberries, followed by a supple, satiny palate endowed with beautifully pure fruit and fragrance. As its pale color indicates, this is a wine that makes no concessions to convention— but it's a beautiful expression of Grenache.  92 pts." - William Kelley

Clementine Carter Grenache Santa Barbara County 2016   

91 pts. Wine Advocate                                                                                                                            90 pts. Wine Spectator

A blend of 6 vineyards that speaks directly to the beauty and bounty of our overall growing area.  This wine delivers a plush, round, palate-pleasing wine represented by Larner, John Sebastiano, Spear, Tierra Alta, Kimsey + Santa Barbara Highlands vineyards.  Each lot was fermented separately with 1/3 whole cluster fermentation.  $38

150 cases produced.

"The 2016 Santa Barbara County Grenache offers up a textbook bouquet of rose petal, spice, Griotte cherry and white pepper. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, supple and elegant, finishing with light grip, its ample core of fruit sweet but not candied. This is an excellent Grenache.  91 pts." - William Kelley

"Silky and sleek, with lively raspberry, smoked pepper and sweet anise flavors that linger. Drink now through 2023. 90 pts." Wine Spectator

Clementine Carter Grenache Santa Barbara Highlands 2016 SBC

91+ pts. Wine Advocate

Santa Barbara Highlands is a distinctive vineyard located in a remote wispy corner of Santa Barbara County in New Cuyama.  Surrounded by pistachio orchards accessible by a clumsy dirt road, Lino Bozzano farms this site with a magical touch few can accomplish considering the array of varietals, farming methods and producers he accommodates.  This site delivers on its eccentricity.  $45

100 cases produced.

"The 2016 Santa Barbara Highlands Grenache wafts from the glass with lovely aromas of plum, cherry, rose hip and herbs. On the palate, the wine is very expansive, open-knit and transparent —but then some firm stem tannins clamp down on the gums. With a year or two in the cellar this should mellow very nicely, but for now it's one of the more structurally rustic bottlings in the range.  91+ pts." - William Kelley

Clementine Carter Grenache Kimsey 2016 Ballard Canyon  

93+ pts. Wine Advocate

A dear winemaking friend of mine whom I respect immensely suggested I work with Kimsey vineyard.  “It’s the best I’ve seen,” he said. After years of asking, I jumped at the chance in 2016 when given the opportunity.  I have no intention of giving it up. This site is the epitome of luscious and savory, caressing the palate with eye opening fruit. Organically farmed.  $45

100 cases produced.  SOLD OUT

"The 2016 Kimsey Vineyard Grenache wafts from the glass with a lovely nose of raspberry, cherries, spice, rose petal and orange rind. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied with an ample core of ripe fruit that avoids any confectionery excess, good depth and concentration and a long, chewy finish that will need a little time to soften. This is an impressively fragrant, characterful Grenache.  93+ pts."

- William Kelley  

Clementine Carter Grenache Larner 2016 Ballard Canyon

Larner vineyard in Ballard Canyon represents excellence in all aspects of farming, family and attention to every detail.  A few years ago during harvest I took a photo of the vineyard while checking fruit and the next day Michael Larner asked, “How’s the fruit looking?” He is aware of every square inch of his property.  The soils are all sand on a protected gentle slope. The fruit is consistently a delight to work with year after year, a true benchmark that creates a wine of piercing identity.  Organically farmed.  $45

100 cases produced.

Clementine Carter Mourvèdre Curtis Vineyard 2016 Santa Ynez Valley

91 pts. Wine Advocate

Planted originally by the Firestone family on a protected mesa on loam soils, this stretch of the Santa Ynez Valley is where many of the original wine estates were established in our area.  This Mourvèdre is consistently plush and rich, a sincere product of it sun-loving location.  $45

100 cases produced.

"The 2016 Curtis Vineyard Mourvèdre from Clementine Carter reveals a deep bouquet of cherry, strawberry preserve and aromatic bark. On the palate, this is richer and more textural, with more mid-palate density, than the Grenache bottlings, but it shares their elegant aesthetic   91 pts." - William Kelley