Wild Ferment Chardonnay highlights a beautiful vintage with generous aromatics of white pineapple, wet stones and pears. The vibrantly fresh palate hints of the same, with lemon meringue, guava, and graham cracker in its creamy nish, cut with brisk acidity.
We source grapes from thousand acre vineyards… and 1/4 acre vineyards. We work with fruit from Paso Robles’ east side, west side, and the farthest southern and northern reaches of the AVA We’ve purchased fruit from many of the regions greatest vineyards, like Saxum’s James Berry vineyard. We’ve bought grapes from vineyards that no one knows but us. We pick grapes by hand and drive them to our small winery in the back of our old chevy truck. We foot stomp grapes when the skins are too thick and the grapes too small for any other crush method to work. We’ve left juice on the skins for months to transform them and build long silky tannins. We’ve made wines where the only added ingredient is grapes.. We use some of the best barrels from the finest coopers of France….. in moderation. We believe that the diversity of soil and microclimates in Paso Robles can produce grapes among the best in the world. We believe that collectable wines can only be made only made from a rigorous barrel selection. Special wines are made from special vintages with careful selection in the vineyards. We believe that when everything goes right, Paso Robles has the potential to make the finest wines in the world. This wine has been completely hand and foot made from the vineyard to box by the six hands and feet that represent the Broadside team Ephemera represents Broadside’s view of the best that Paso Robles can offer.
Winemaker's Notes: 2010 Broadside ?Margarita Vineyard? Cabernet Sauvignon is our fifth release for this wine. As always, it?s made without the use of yeasts, bacteria, or any additions during its fermentation and aging. Aged in 100 percent French oak, of which three percent is new. Our goal is to focus on this special vineyard and let the natural expression of the grape variety shine. Once again, the 2010 vintage contains 97 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 3 percent Petite Verdot sourced exclusively from the Margarita Vineyard from vines planted in 1999. Aroma: Black Currants, Spice, Talc Flavor: Red and Black Berry, Plum, Minerals
Only one of the critics that we track has sampled this Paso Robles wine. This is one of the most popular wines from the region. Greater numbers of users have been searching for this wine compared to a year ago. In the less expensive category for Paso Robles wines. The price has been stable over the past year.