Forlorn Hope Queen of the Sierra Calaveras Co. Estate Red Wine 2023 051426OFFER then aged five months in

then aged five months in oak casks

and closely knit velvety tannins melt in your mouth

and this is a great example

it captures the new Troplong Mondot at its most refined

Forlorn Hope Queen of the Sierra Calaveras Co. Estate Red Wine 2023 051426OFFER then aged five months inThe red half of Matthew Rorick's estate Queen of the Sierra trilogy, drawn from his organically farmed Rorick Heritage Vineyard at 2,000 feet in Calaveras County. The 2023 leans on Zinfandel, Barbera, Tempranillo, Trousseau Noir, and Mondeuse, fermented spontaneously with partial whole cluster and 14 to 21 days on the skins, then raised in neutral barrel and stainless. The hallmark is tension: bright, forward red fruit pulled into focus by supple