Saxum G2 Vineyard 2021

2021 was a relatively cool year for us. Not quite as cool as 2010 or 2011, but definitely the mildest season we had seen in awhile. What makes this vintage interesting is that it was a dry season which gave the wines a different profile than the wetter years like 2019 or 2017. So what I’m getting at is it’s a pretty unique vintage. Probably one that comes fairly close to resembling the 2007 vintage. (I’m sure you all like hearing that!) It’s fresh, lifted and focused like you would expect in a cooler year, but has great concentration and texture from the dry weather. I’m happy to say the tannins are really soft and supple so I think it is a vintage that is versatile. Enjoyable in its youth (2-3 years after release, let’s not be hasty here!), but will age out very gracefully, with a long life ahead of it.

96 Points -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2021 G2 Vineyard blends 64% Grenache, 14% Syrah, 10% Mataro, 6% Carignan and 6% Graciano. It opens with the site's signature punchy, brawny power, with aromas of mixed bramble berries, grilled plums, sandalwood and juniper berries. The palate is immensely ripe and lavish, filled to the brim with ripe fruit flavors before transitioning to a wonderfully delineated and precise finish of sweet, juicy fruit flavors framed with ghostly, swelling tannins. This is an incredible mix of raw power and opulence within a beautiful, refined and intriguing frame, and I look forward to following its development in the cellar.