Dewey's Wines 'Steel Impulse' 2021 750ml Peated and licorice

and licorice

with the applewood trailing in on the finish rather than announcing itself at the front

The co-planted 1970 field blend mixes Tempranillo with white varieties in the way old Rioja always did

The nose is clean and inviting: fresh strawberry

Dewey's Wines 'Steel Impulse' 2021 750ml Peated and licoriceUSA : CALIFORNIA : MENDOCINO & SIERRA FOOTHILLS ORGANIC : Carignan, Syrah MED BODIED, RED PLUM, BLACK RASPBERRY, FLORAL, COLA, BRIGHT, NEUTRAL OAK 75% old vine Carignan from Poor Ranch in Hopland a fifth generation certified organic vineyard dry farmed since 1888 on volcanic hillsides colored up with 25% high elevation Syrah from Sumu Kaw in El Dorado County at 3,000 feet. Charlie Miller treats the Carignan as a dark ros: destemmed, foot tread,