Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept around 8000 cases a year divided between twelve different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, Hexe, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Somnus, Cayucos Ridge Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, 4hearts Vineyard, and James Berry Vineyard White.

It’s not often Grenache makes up such a large component of G2, but with this vintage it just worked best that way. Juicy, red and black fruits dominate the nose and the palate. It’s sexy and complex at the same time, with some sweet oak tones framing things up quite nicely. I could drink this wine tonight or hold on to it for 20 plus years. It’s a classic.

72% Grenache, 13% Syrah, 6% Mataro, 5% Graciano,
4% Carignan