V.08 The Sower Tannat 2020 vintage 750mL

Blackberry bramble and roasted meats, luscious chocolate & undertones of peppercorn medley, molasses, soy sauce, hoisin, & violets.

 Aged 8 months on 40% new French oak, 20% American AO Char #3 bourbon oak, 20% maple wood, and 20% hickory wood. 

Organically Grown Tannat, Star Canyon, Calaveras, Ca. Soil: Volcanic, granite & limestone.

Pairs with grilled tri-tip, lamb, game meats, & grilled veggies seasoned with black pepper, garlic, smoked paprika and salt, or marinated with hoisin, soy, teriyaki, or bbq sauce. Also pairs wonderfully with chocolate, cherries, blackberries, and berry jams. 

Art: The Sower, 2005, by Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison Copyright

Music Pairing: “Turn Your Lights Down Low” by Bob Marley & Ms. Lauryn Hill. “Molasses” by Kan Wakan. “Warm Foothills” by alt-J.

Life Pairing: An evening of good conversation, food & drink. Camping with your father and reconnecting over philosophical discussion.

Literary Pairings: “I could do with a bit more excess. From now on I'm going to be immoderate--and volatile--I shall enjoy loud music and lurid poetry. I shall be rampant.” ― Joanne Harris, Chocolat

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” —Unknown

“Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy. For if you bake bread with indifference, you bake a bitter bread that feeds but half man's hunger. And if you grudge the crushing of the grapes, your grudge distils a poison in the wine. And if you sing though as angels, and love not the singing, you muffle man's ears to the voices of the day and the voices of the night.” Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

“Don’t follow the path, go where there is no path and begin the trail” -Ruby bridges 

Pairs with Gary Busey & Diehard