Cinsault~Carignan from Preston Vineyards in the Dry Creek Valley AVA of Sonoma County. This organically farmed site is noteworthy for it's 85+ year-old Carignan (and Zin!) plantings on well draining, gravelly soils. The Cinsault block dates to the mid to late 1980's. The fruit is foot stomped and...

This is a blend of  95% Cinsault and 5% País, hand-harvested from vines planted in 1960. The whole berries are fermented with native yeast, and the wine is aged in neutral oak. The nose shows bright red fruits of raspberry and strawberry with rose petals and hints of fresh florest floor. The palate...

80% Cinsault/20% Syrah. La Providence is in Lambesc in northern Provence. Its first vintage was 2021; 2023 is only the second vintage of Chemin Faisant (roughly translates, aptly, as "work in progress" or "finding the way"). This young domaine is focused entirely on local varieties, planted on...

TWO LITERS of crushable Cinsault, a clever collaboration between Jules Dressner and Cyril Cuche to circumvent the brutal wine tariffs of yore. Destemmed fruit; native-yeast fermentation; short maceration; concrete only. Bottled unfiltered and unsulfured.

60% Cinsault, 40% Pais