Grenache shows terroir like no other. It's a resounding sentiment we've heard from many of the wine world's great talents: the grape's naturally intense fruit is extremely reactive to its environment—like molding clay, it can swing from sun-drenched lushness to nervy, detailed wine. As our friend Bárbara at Las Pedreras put it, "It doesn't feel like you are working with one grape."

The current range of Grenache in stock shows this variety, driven by an array of terroirs from around the world. All made by a set of some of the most talented producers we've explored this year. Noir, blanc, gris; from sparkling to deep red. There's a Grenache here for everyone.

BODEGAS FRONTONIO

Slate and limestone in Aragón

There is a lot to unpack here in the work of engineer-turned-MW Fernando Mora: 128 year old vines soaring up to 1,030m altitude, vinified in an intense, gravity-fed 17th century cellar. And in northern Spain's Aragón—Garnacha's ancestral home—his work explores the grape (along with Macabeo!) in a stunning array of soil types.

There are surprisingly vertical, citrusy expressions from parcels heavy in limestone (Supersónico); gorgeously textured, concentrated fruit born from gray and blue slate (Microcosmico, Las Tejera); and complex, genre-bending bottles that combine the lift and power of both limestone and slate (Telescópico, El Jardin de las Iguales).

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DOMAINE YOYO

Black schist in Banyuls

Since the early aughts, natural wine icon Laurence Manya Krief (aka YoYo) has reframed sun-soaked Banyuls—a pocket of the French Mediterranean coast known for intensely rich, sweet wine—through the lens of aromatic, iridescent co-ferments.

Her almost-centenarian Grenache (which spans Noir, Blanc and Gris varieties) is rooted in the appellation's famous black schist, which channels powerful concentration into the fruit. But YoYo manages to balance that bold depth of flavor with quenching, Mediterranean-swept freshness; all through joyful winemaking that feels spiritually connected to Catalunya just across the border.

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LAS PEDRERAS

Granite in Gredos

Granite is an almost mythical partner for Grenache. The stuff of legends, it frames the grape's broad shoulders with rocky minerality, adding cooling, high-toned freshness to its intense fruit. And while the northern Rhône is historically the reference point for this combination, Gredos has quickly become one of the most exciting places in wine: with the highest elevations for Grenache (anywhere!), and a set of extremely talented producers working with old vines rooted almost impossibly into pure granite.

Bárbara Requejo Frutos of Las Pedreras is on the appellation's bleeding edge. A young winemaking talent originally from Ribera del Duero, she was unexpectedly grounded in Gredos' Villanueva de Ávila (population 50-ish) during the pandemic—serendipity that led to groundbreaking work. Along with her husband, chef Guzmán Sánchez de la Parra, she now makes a kaleidoscope of deeply terroir-specific Grenache, from the silty texture of sandier granite to the signature sinew and strength of rockier sites. Long-lived wines we just can't get enough of.

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A TRIBUTE TO GRACE

A range of soils in Central Coast California

We've often referred to Angela Osborne as the Grenache Whisperer; her silky, energetic renditions completely reframed the grape's potential in California. Originally from New Zealand, she was drawn to the state's sunny Central Coast where Grenache hits a peak balance of ripeness and acidity. Her biodynamic practices and thoughtful site selection represent a wide range of terroirs, exploring every style of the grape (white, sparkling, rosé, and a set of characterful red wines).

Her original site, Santa Barbara Highlands vineyard, is a high-elevation desert that sits at over 1,000m on decomposed granite and clay loam, producing vibrant, spiced red fruit. In the Sierra Foothills, the rose quartz in Shake Ridge vineyard gives a delicate, aromatic expression. In Dorigo Family vineyard, sand over limestone turns Grenache into an electric and hydrating wine. And Besson vineyard—in the Central Coast's northern reaches just shy of Santa Cruz—centenarian vines rooted in gravelly clay eke out a vinous, pensive expression.

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