Cline Cellars Farmhouse Red Blend ‘18, Carneros, CA - Wine Spectator Smart Buy
A Wine Spectator Smart Buy from Carneros!”A medium-bodied, luscious red wine blend of Rhone red varietals, Syrah, Grenache, & Mouvedre, with nicely balanced acidity, plum, chocolate, and berry notes and a smooth, rich finish. “Syrah, Grenache and other Rhône-style wines were curiosities in California in the early 1980s. Fred Cline was among the original Rhône Rangers who first championed them. Cline got his start in Oakley, Calif., in San Franciscos East Bay, harvesting from vines in the sandy soils of the Sacramento River Delta in Contr