The 2024 vintage White is a combination of three Rhône varietals that each play a role in this finished blend. Roussanne leads creating an opulent texture, followed by Viognier lending its beautiful aromatics and Picpoul Blanc offering bright acidity. This blend features stone fruit (white peach, apricot), lemon curd, sweet fruit blossoms, a honeyed undertone and a citrusy saline mineral finish. To take advantage of the energetic acidity, one can enjoy this blend in its youth or to develop the richer complexities of a Roussanne-led wine, one could lay it down for a few years. Either way, the 2024 White is a marvelous apéritif or pairing with delicate seafood dishes or creamy textured cheeses.
2024’s Rosé is vibrant, zesty and fruity - a perfect wine to enjoy with friends and rich cuisine! As in years past we feature Grenache and Mourvèdre from the Willow Creek Estate. This wine is dry, light in color and expresses refreshing watermelon, sweet raspberry, white cherry blossom and tart mouthwatering acidity. It's an amazing accompaniment to an elegant brunch, a holiday dinner or a day by the pool enjoying your favorite cheese and charcuterie.
Of the earth, for the earth and by the earth. This is the best way we can describe The Anchor. Mourvèdre, with its savory and earthy tones, is the perfect varietal to honor the 13 generations of farming tradition in the Sahi Family. This is the second vintage of a wine that perfectly highlights the power, complexity and elegance of the fruit coming off of the Copia Willow Creek Estate. Part black fruited jam, part Mediterranean herbs and olives, 2022 The Anchor is fully alive with the furious energy of its vintage harvest. It’s big, it’s bold, has lovely balanced tannins and lingers on the palate almost as long as it might linger in the mind.
The Cure is inspired by the great Southern Rhône regions of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas. With that said, this is wholeheartedly a Paso Robles G-S-M, with a focus on letting the vintage dictate what will lead. In 2023, Syrah became the predominant component of the blend for its texture and complexity. The profile is black fruited, rich and spicy, with wild herbs, sandalwood and leather. Powerful elegance and an opulent finish will allow this wine to stand up to meaty cuisine, earthy root vegetables and aged cheeses.
In Copia’s Willow Creek Estate, Bordeaux varietals did very well in 2022’s heatwave and were picked closer to their typical harvest time. We have five distinct blocks of cabernet sauvignon, two of which are planted meter-by-meter. There are two clones (412 and 1124) on three different rootstocks (5BB, 110R and 1103P). My favorite block is 5 (1124 on 5BB), which is north facing and always the latest picked. Block 5 provides amazing color and freshness to the blend.
