2006 Kaena Hapa Santa Ynez Valley
Hapa the Hawaiian word meaning part or fraction, part Hawaiian was chose for this high end cuvee of 65%Syrah, 20%Grenache, both from the Tierra Alta Vineyard and 15%Mourvedres from Camp Four Vineyard. Tierra Alta Vineyards sits on the eastern edge of Ballard Canyon with a steep south east orientation. The soils here are clay with high amounts of limestone providing great minerality and intensity in the fruit. The Grenache is located at the top of the vineyard at about 1200 feet above sea level and is planted to the Tablas clone of Grenache. The Syrah sits just below the Grenache and is chosen from block 5 planted to the Shiraz clone #1 and produced a deeply concentrated wine. Camp Four Vineyard located in the eastern end of the Santa Ynez Valley is perfectly situated for optimally ripening Mourvedre with its rocky clay soils. The wines fermented separately using native yeasts and were blended post MLF. The wine spent 20 months in 2 year old Allier 300 liter French oak barrels before bottling in June of 2008.
150 Cases produced
Retail $36

2006 Kaena Grenache “Larner Vineyard” Santa Ynez Valley
Larner Vineyard is located on the western edge of the Ballard Canyon. This is a small family run vineyard with approximately 40 acres of grapes. The Grenache is planted on a south facing hillside at the top of the vineyard. The soil is very sandy, so there is great drainage and just the right amount of stress on the vines to keep the yields low. My particular section is planted with ENTAV clone 362 which is supposedly the lowest yielding of all Grenache clones. I love working with Grenache from this vineyard and I was once again awestruck by the color and intensity of the fruit. The fruit was fermented using native yeast and pressed off a little sweet straight to barrel to finish primary fermentation. I used 4 three year old French barrels so as not to overshadow the fruit. The wine spent 20 months in 3 year old Allier French oak before bottling in June of 2008.
100 Cases produced
Retail $34

Grenache Santa Ynez Valley Larner Vineyard 2006
90 points
Red Offers plump, ripe and generous plum and black cherry fruit that builds intensity and structure, firming up on the finish. Full-bodied and brimming with ripe fruit. Drink now. James Laube Wine Spectator.
100 Cases produced
Retail $34

2006 Kaena Grenache “Tierra Alta Vineyard” Santa Ynez Valley
Tierra Alta Vineyards sits on the eastern edge of Ballard Canyon with a steep south east orientation. The soils here are clay with high amounts of limestone providing great minerality in the fruit. The Grenache is located at the top of the vineyard at about 1200 feet above sea level. The section is planted to the Tablas clone of Grenache and is well suited to the vineyard. I did about 15% whole-cluster with this vineyard and really liked the way it turned out. The fruit was fermented using native yeasts and pressed off before dryness to finish up in barrel. I used three year old French Allier barrels for aging. The wine spent almost two years in barrel before bottling in June of 2008. The wine is filtered but not fined.
100 Cases produced
Retail $32

Grenache Santa Ynez Valley Tierra Alta Vineyard 2006
90 points
Red Ripe and plump, with supple plum, black cherry and wild berry fruit that’s full-bodied and easy to enjoy, with enough complexity and depth to hold your interest. Drink now through 2012. James Laube Wine Spectator.
100 Cases produced
Retail $32

2006 Kaena Grenache Santa Ynez Valley
The Santa Ynez Valley is a blend of two Grenache vineyards. The wine is blend of 40% Larner Vineyard-60% Tierra Alta Vineyard. This represents a great cross section of terroir between sandy soil and limestone in Ballard Canyon. Native yeast and neutral barrel fermentation allow for soft textures and aromas.
150 Cases produced
Retail $25

2005 Hale Santa Barbara County 60% Grenache-40% Syrah
Hale is the Hawaiian word for house. This wine for this blend just needed a little more time in barrel to soften out the tannin profile of the wine. Almost 3 years! The end result is a soft and well balanced wine with just the right amount of oak and tannin with ample fruit and complexity. Just what I look for in a house wine.
120 Cases produced
Retail $16

2007 Kaena Hapa Blanc Santa Ynez Valley
This is the inaugural year for the Hapa Blanc which is a blend of 50% Grenache Blanc and 50% Roussanne. The fruit was sourced from Camp Four vineyard located on the eastern edge of the Santa Ynez Valley. The climate is warmer here providing an ideal site to ripen these two southern Rhone varietals. The wine was blended post primary fermentation, has aromas of passion fruit, lychee and pineapple. The fruit is supple in the mouth with great length and a lush finish.
170 Cases produced
Retail $25

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