01/17/2018
Folks, our friends at Full Pull W**es put their daily offering out today, and it is all about the Renegade Grenache! So grab it while you can, because Paul Z and his team bought everything we had left!
"Hello friends. We have the return today of a w**e that has become a list mainstay; a true expression of (mostly) rocks Grenache from the Walla Walla Valley:
2015 Renegade Grenache - $15.99 (TPU $14.99)
According to our records, this is the seventh consecutive vintage of this w**e that we’ve offered—every vintage it’s been released since it’s 2009 debut. Why? Because it is exceedingly rare to find Washington Grenache at $15. Especially one with a backbone from rocks district fruit.
Before we get into it, a quick reminder of what the Renegade program is all about. So, imagine a w**ery sitting on barrels of w**e that they don’t want to release under their own label. There are a myriad of reasons why this could be the case. Regardless, Trey Busch (whose main label is Sleight of Hand Cellars) purchases the barrels, bottles the w**e under his Renegade label, and frequently signs a non-disclosure agreement regarding the source of the juice. Here’s what we can disclose about this Grenache:
1. The foundation of this w**e is the rocks district of the Walla Walla Valley. Specifically, one vineyard in the rocks.
2. The rocks vineyard sells fruit to a very small number of w**eries, all of them among the finest Rhone producers in Washington. The majority of this juice came from one of those three w**eries.
3. This w**e was aged longer than previous vintages—20 months in neutral barrels.
4. This is delicious Grenache, evocative of its unique origins: the ancient cobbles of the Walla Walla River. 2015 completed the hot, hotter, hottest trend for Washington and has proved to be another outstanding vintage for value w**es. Because it was both high-quality and high-yield, a lot of excess juice normally destined for higher-end bottlings was cascaded down to the value tier, like Renegade. The biggest winners in this situation: us.
Clocking in at 14.5% listed alc, this w**e opens with an enchanting, redolent nose. It begins with wild red raspberry, a bouquet of lavender and violet, black olive, cracked pink peppercorns, bundled mediterranean herbs, and smoke. In the mouth, what you notice right away is a sense of ease—the complete lack of rough edges. This is a silken, easy drinker, such a charming w**e texturally that it goes down a little too easy. But be advised, you’ll like this w**e best if you show some glugging restraint, for there is hidden complexity in spades. A touch of gamey meat. A tinge of herbal smoke. This is characterful, well-priced Grenache that fits the bill for every occasion, from weeknight take-out to an all-day weekend braise. In my house, we’ll pair this with stuffed eggplant with lamb and pine nuts from Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi's cookbook, Jerusalem.
To order this w**e, copy and paste this link
https://fullpullw**es.com/index.php?option=com_jumi&fileid=4&uid=&pw=&pid=3544
First come first served up to 36 bottles, and the w**e should arrive in the next week or two, at which point it will be ready for pickup or shipping during the next temperature-appropriate shipping window.
Regards,
Team Full Pull®
Dylan Joffe, Staff Writer
Paul Zitarelli, Editor in Chief
Nick Peyton, Tasting Bar Manager
Pat Malloy, Director of Operations
Dennis Felipe, Warehouse Manager
Sam Barton, Tasting Room/Warehouse Associate
Emme Brown, Tasting Room Coordinator
