This wine floored us from the very first sip! Ancient Peaks sits in the Paso Robles appellation, 22 miles south of the city itself, and just 14 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Here, the surrounding peaks of the Santa Lucia Mountain Range act as a gateway between one region to the south that is exceedingly ocean-cooled, and another to the north that is much, much warmer (sometimes downright hot!). When the days heat up in the areas north and east of Margarita Vineyard, the air rises to create a vacuum that pulls marine breezes and fog inland over the peaks, and right through the vineyard. This means the fruit gets ripe, without any "off" flavors, yet the cooling afternoon breezes help the resulting wine to retain freshness and acidity.
ANTONIO GALLONI'S VINOUS MEDIA 92 POINTS - "The 2021 Renegade wafts up for the glass with a sweetly seductive blend of wild blueberries, violet flowers and crushed stones. It’s sleek and racy in style with crisp wild berry fruits and tactile mineral tones that swirl under an air of lavender. It finishes with a reverberation of tension, leaving a tinge of cocoa and licorice to slowly fade. The Renegade is a blend of 83% Syrah, 14% Petit Verdot and 3% Malbec."
ANTONIO GALLONI'S VINOUS MEDIA 92 POINTS - "The 2021 Renegade wafts up for the glass with a sweetly seductive blend of wild blueberries, violet flowers and crushed stones. It’s sleek and racy in style with crisp wild berry fruits and tactile mineral tones that swirl under an air of lavender. It finishes with a reverberation of tension, leaving a tinge of cocoa and licorice to slowly fade. The Renegade is a blend of 83% Syrah, 14% Petit Verdot and 3% Malbec."
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