Monkey Jacket Cruse Wine Company 2022Cruse Wine Co. is a small winery in Petaluma, California. Founder and owner, Michael Cruse has found inspiration in grape varieties such as St Laurent, Carignan, and Valdiguie for this wine; moving away from the more typical Cabernet or Pinot Noir varietals more frequently used in the region. Monkey Jacket 2022 is a blend 53% Valdiguie, 14% Carignan, 14% Red Field Blend, 8% Petite Sirah, 8% Tannat and 3% St. Laurent. This results in a wine with

this has a lovely plump mid-palate with plenty of moreish fruit and an open

Layered and complex in aroma

Full flavoured

The grapes that made this wine were grown in a steep terraced vineyard on the east-facing hillside of Howell Mountain in Napa Valley

In the fifth generation

with good weight of apple and lemon fruit and a little creaminess

He is a charismatic winemaker

Le Pech Mege comes from a single vineyard on the Pezenas portion of the property

Adelphi produces both peated and unpeated whisky

celebrated for its complexity and ageing potential

with notes of ripe fruit – Mediterranean and tropical – and dried flowers

The 2020 vintage of Le Roc is a blend of 77% Merlot with 23% Cabernet Sauvignon