2023 Cinsaut
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It’s Back…We’re proud to be able to offer another vintage of our member favorite. The 2023 Cinsaut is a beautiful medium-bodied red, that is more typical of the souther Rhone style varietal. It’s a great choice when the weather is warmer, and has enough body to make it through the winter. Serve slightly chilled or at room temperature depending on the weather. Typically used in blending, we love this varietal on its own for its earthy quality and juicy nature. It's a very approachable red wine, and we've yet to meet someone who didn't enjoy it.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Varietal
Cinsaut
Appellation
Sierra Foothills
pH
3.7
Bottling Date
8/15/2025
Tannin
5.9
Alcohol %
14.2
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
This latest vintage starts with a faint scent of licorice and cinnamon. Swirling this beautiful wine around your glass, reminds us of crimson silk. As you enjoy your first taste you might have thoughts of dark berries and cherry cola. But then your mind thinks maybe that was black tea - a little smokey with a lovely earthy undertone. Whatever it was it's delicious and you smile as you take another sip.
Vineyard Notes
Star Vineyard in Mountain Ranch provides the fruit for this newest vintage. The fruit is well tended and benefits from tons of Calaveras sunshine.
Production Notes
Once harvested and brought to the winery in Murphys, the fruit is crushed and open top fermented for a few weeks where it is punched down several times each day. This process helps fermentation and color development of the final wine. Once it is done fermenting, we press off the new wine and transfer to neutral oak barrels to allow the delicate flavor of the Cinsaut grape to come through. This wine is barreled in neutral French oak barrels.
Winemaker Notes
This is our 7th vintage of Cinsaut as a single varietal, and we’re so glad to have it back on the lineup. Typically used as a blending grape, Chuck Hovey found it so enticing on its own back in 2013 that he decided to bottle it as its own thing. It's a wine club favorite and a great wine to bring to a dinner party, since it's so approachable and pairs well with almost anything.
Food Pairing Notes
In the winter we recommend pairing this with braised meats like Beef Stew or Short Ribs. We also love it in the summer with Caprese Salad, Grilled Swordfish or a wood-fired veggie pizza.