Crushed ripe berries, rhubarb, mint, good structure and layers. I need more of this.
Crushed ripe berries, rhubarb, mint, good structure and layers. I need more of this.
Nov 23rd, 2023
Phelan Farms = Raj Parr’s new(ish) quixotic project in far coastal Cambria combining ultra natural farming (as in sprays a milk tumeric concoction and other food grade products to prevent mildew) and ultra natural winemaking.
It’s a wine that manages to be novel in all of the right ways.
At first sip I had no idea what to make of this wine. Do I like it or is it just interesting? Rose hip, cedar, garam masala, raspberry.
And then I sit with it for a while and I absolutely love it. But I realize I just don’t have much, if anything, to compare it to. Blind Id probably call it a VDF red blend from the Loire but definitely old world and cool climate.
It’s a natural wine but it doesn’t have any of the volatility or harsh, cidery notes or I-did-100%-whole-cluster-when-I-shouldn’t -have of most natural wines. It also manages to combine the pedigreed finesse of a fine wine with the drinkability of a glou glou wine.
Beautiful.
Phelan Farms = Raj Parr’s new(ish) quixotic project in far coastal Cambria combining ultra natural farming (as in sprays a milk tumeric concoction and other food grade products to prevent mildew) and ultra natural winemaking.
It’s a wine that manages to be novel in all of the right ways.
At first sip I had no idea what to make of this wine. Do I like it or is it just interesting? Rose hip, cedar, garam masala, raspberry.
And then I sit with it for a while and I absolutely love it. But I realize I just don’t have much, if anything, to compare it to. Blind Id probably call it a VDF red blend from the Loire but definitely old world and cool climate.
It’s a natural wine but it doesn’t have any of the volatility or harsh, cidery notes or I-did-100%-whole-cluster-when-I-shouldn’t -have of most natural wines. It also manages to combine the pedigreed finesse of a fine wine with the drinkability of a glou glou wine.
Beautiful.
Oct 20th, 2023
California, USA
