Villa Creek Cherry House Red 2020 Paso Robles (75cl)

This is a 2020 red blend from Villa Creek in Paso Robles, California, in a 75cl bottle. Villa Creek makes wines in a Rhône style, with restraint and elegance rather than jammy fruit. Its vines are planted in the hills at 1800 feet above sea level, with Grenache at the core of the vineyards. The estate encourages biodiversity, and sheep roam the land in winter and spring. The colour is a saturated magenta. Red fruit, floral and spice notes lead on the nose, and the palate is juicy and energetic with raspberry, boysenberry and candied lavender, sharpened by white pepper. The finish is long and tight, with smooth tannins.