Tried this throw-away wine last weekend:
1. BonnyDoon Clos du Gilroy Calif Grenache TW (Cuvee Tremblement de Terre) 1989: Med.light color w/ considerable bricking; very light Grenache/strawberry some pencilly/cedary/oldRed slight smokey/tobaccoy/mushroomy rather complex nose; rather tart/tangy/metallic fairly strong pretty/strawberry/Grenache light tobaccoy/smokey/cedary/mushroomy flavor w/ light/drying/whispering tannins; med.long tart/tangy/metallic strong Grenache/strawberry/perfumed some tobaccoy/mushroomy/cedary finish w/ light/drying tannins; clearly drying out a bit and somewhat tired but an amazing amount of strawberry/Grenache fruit still there and a pleasure to drink if you want a quiet/pretty wine.
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Most of this Grenache came from an old vnyd (Besson Vnyd) in the HeckerPass/Gilroy area that no longer exists. The Cuvee designation refers to the Oct 17 LomaPrieta earthquake whose center was not far from this vnyd. The grapes for this wine were in the press when the earthquake struck. A piece of history here.
Tom