Name: Claude’s Cuvee

Wine Style: Red Blend (GSM)

Producer: Turtle Rock

Appellation: Paso Robles, CA

Grape Varietals: 46% Syrah, 29% Graciano, 15% Mataró, 10% Grenache

Practices: Organic & Sustainable Winemaking

Price (per bottle): $80

Tasting Notes: A meaty bouquet of spiced black fruits, savory herbs, fruit preserves, dried flowers, cocoa, cedar wood, cigar box and dark chocolate. Great texture, lasting fruit, smooth with a dry finish.

Food Pairing: Dinner with friends, backyard BBQ, sweet potato ravioli with grilled scallion cream, spinach stuffed mushrooms, sausage stuffed hungarian peppers, wild boar & white beans, pork steaks & tomato-cherry agrodolce, cheese boards, chocolate cake.

Fun Facts: Don Burns, the owner and winemaker, went to high school with Justin Smith and worked with him at Saxum Winery. Through sustainable farming practices, low yields and harvesting at optimal ripeness they’re able to make wines with both intensity and great balance. Turtle Rock continues to get critical acclaim for the Rhone varietals they produce. This wine was aged 22 months in new & neutral French oak.

Order online and pick-up in store, Tuesday - Saturday from noon - 6:00 p.m. This product is not available for shipping. Must be 21 years of age or older to purchase. Please have a photo ID ready to confirm age at time of pick-up.