Big Basin Carignane Old Vine Wirz Vineyard 2020
Red
Santa Cruz Mountains, United States
6.6
WineSaint
Soft cherry and baking spice show honest, unpretentious character. The palate flows smoothly with supple tannins and balanced acidity. Clean and well-made, though it doesn't reach for greatness. A reliable, food-friendly expression of old vine fruit.
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Big Basin
→Big Basin works with cool-climate Santa Cruz Mountains sites and reaches into the Central Coast for old-vine Rhône and Carignan fruit, producing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay alongside varieties most California producers overlook.