WTN: Donkey&Goat GrenacheRose '11...(short/boring)

Tried last night w/ my chicken:
1. Donkey&Goat GrenacheRose Isabel'sCuvee Mendocino (U; 13.7%; 95 yr old GrenacheGris) 2011: Med.pinkish/salmon color w/ slight cloudiness; rather attractive cranberry/watermelon/spicy fragrant light earthy lovely nose; fairly tart slight tannic spicy/cranberry/watermelon/spicy/cinammon light earthy/dusty attractive flavor; med.long tart/tangy bit earthy/dusty bright cranberry/watermelon/juicy/spicy finish w/ light tannins; the earthiness suggests Provencal w/o the lean/austere character those often show; quite a nice rose for the price. $15.50
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And a wee BloodyPulpit:
1. These grapes come from BillyCrawford's GibsonRanch in McDowellVlly. Old vine stuff. There's not much GrenacheGris in Calif, so the skin contact must have been extended to get the degree of color they achieved in this wine.
Isabel is Jared&Tracey's young daughter. Quite a talented artist she is. And if this is a cuvee she created...she's gonna outshine Mom&Dad as a winemaker.
Tom

This is a winery I need to try. i was actually riding my bicycle through the Fourth Street (I think???) industrial district of Berkeley, but they were not open to tasting for another hour or so. I've heard good things...though.

This is a winery I need to try. i was actually riding my bicycle through the Fourth Street (I think???) industrial district of Berkeley, but they were not open to tasting for another hour or so. I've heard good things...though.

They're on Fifth St., Brian. Fourth St., at least the stretch from University to Gilman, hasn't been industrial for a few decades now

Mark

Right, Mark, right. I couldn't remember if their space was below University Avenue (which is still definitely industrial). Certainly not in the Boho-Yuppie-Chic zone above Uni!

Which is why I had never ran across their space before....I usually cycle along Fourth Street proper (although the remaining industrial stretch just south of Gilman is a pavement disaster zone) or Sixth Street, which is well paved and provides a direct connection (eventually) into Emeryville.

I had heard the brand mentioned but had always assumed it was a sweet, industrial critter wine.