Viansa '22 Sonoma County Terra Red Blend

Similar to the 2021 Terra Red Blend, this vintage has a backbone of Merlot from Sonoma Valley that gives the wine structure while still being approachable when young. The other varietals blended into the wine add nuanced flavors, aromatics, and mouthfeel. On the nose, you’ll find notes of dark cherries, caramelized strawberries, and forest floor. On the palate darker berry fruits come forward with notes of plum, Orange Pekoe black tea, and vanilla. Pair this red with soy-ginger glazed pork chop with caramelized beets or roasted Italian sausages and roasted fennel.

Like all of our red ferments, the grapes were harvested in the early morning hours on four separate days. The fruit from all the vineyards were fermented separately and used multiple different strains of yeast to highlight different aspects of the varietals. Fermentation lasted about two weeks before the wines were drained and pressed off the skins and aged in 15% new French oak for 8 months.

Label Artwork: Bold and bright, with a touch of richness. The same free-form and funky pattern as our Terra Collection Californian white wines, but in a new color profile to represent our red wines historically grown in Sonoma, such as Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.