Paso Robles

Medium

Cork

Keplinger purchased land in Paso Robles in 2021 and planted it in 2022 at a site called Star Wagon, which is expected to come online in the late 2020s. For now, they are sourcing fruit from Paderewski Vineyard in the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. The first Paso Robles wine they produced was the 2021 vintage, a blend of Rhône varieties planted at the site. This 2023, by contrast, is focused on Grenache and Mourvèdre, with a touch of Viognier. The wine is super expressive on the nose, offering beautiful raspberry, black cherry, and blue fruit notes, layered with violets and warm brown spices. On the palate, everything builds with ease and purity of fruit, joined by a hint of spicy smoked paprika, perfumed rose petal notes, and a luscious fruit core. All of this is balanced by a wonderful thread of chalky minerality and powdery tannins. Long, bright, and mineral-driven, this is a total joy to drink.

Mourvèdre

Viognier

Grenache

Keplinger Wines, Versailles, Paderewski Vineyard, Paso Robles, Willow Creek, California, USA, 2023

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Keplinger purchased land in Paso Robles in 2021 and planted it in 2022 at a site called Star Wagon, which is expected to come on

Keplinger Wines, Versailles, Paderewski Vineyard, Willow Creek, Paso Robles, California, USA 2023

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