2010 Renegade

The 2010 Renegade is composed of Syrah, Malbec and Petit Verdot from Margarita Vineyard. Sixty percent of the Syrah comes from block 47, where the varietal achieves a velvety dark fruit character. The remainder comes from Block 43, where the fruit is distinguished by its smoky, spicy complexity. The Malbec comes from Block 45, a southwest-facing hillside with shallow shale soils that produce sparse, intensely flavored clusters. The Petit Verdot hails from Block 44, a gentle incline planted to two clones along a ribbon of sandstone and rocky shale, bringing a firm texture and vivid varietal character to the fruit. Margarita Vineyard stands alone as the southernmost vineyard in the Paso Robles AVA, nestled into the rugged Santa Lucia Mountain Range approximately 22 miles south of the city of Paso Robles and just 14 miles from the Pacific Ocean. The mountains tower over the property’s western flank, testaments to the tectonic forces that blessed Margarita Vineyard with a rare diversity of soils. The peaks also act as a gateway between the cool marine air to the south and warm inland conditions to the north. This phenomenon creates one of the coolest growing environments in the Paso Robles region, resulting in fruit of uncommon depth and structure.