This wine opens with a voluptuous nose of black cherry, crushed cranberry and hints of black tea. The taste is rich and expansive, with complex earthiness that highlights a fruit profile abounding in spice and culminating with very lively acidity. It’s easy to discover notes of plump red cherry, gingerbread and even strawberry that all show really nicely for this Estate grown Pinot Noir. The palate is extremely structural even though it is lighter weight in mouthfeel. It ends with subtle yet apparent tannins carrying its snappy red-fruit flavors, with dried tea leaves and brown spices. Drink now through 2025 for best taste.

This 2019 Héroe Pinot Noir is juicy with delicious fruit and spice notes that coat the palate and linger effectively on the finish. It is full and fun with smooth textures and well-integrated tannins, layered with ripe fruit and subtle peppered spice, making it enticing and delicious. The nose showcases roasted dark cherry, smoked herb, and savory earth tones, which is surprising for a wine aged in neutral oak. The palate has a slight toasted taste followed by a menagerie of ripe fruit flavors. Overall the wine has a lovely savory quality, while flavors of dried cranberry and rose-petal offer crisp taste and a fresh finish.

This wine is spectacular and currently my personal favorite Grenache bottling thus far at Sculpterra Winery! It offers such a wide array of strawberry, red plum, and pomegranate flavors, followed by sage and clove spice on the finish. It is primarily a fruit driven wine while offering a reasonable abundance of floral notes like jasmine, dark hibiscus, lavender and hints ground pepper. The mouthfeel is hearty, with wild cherry fruit at the core of each sip. This wine shows wonderful fruity aromas but contains terrific firm structure that lends itself to years of aging. This wine is a keeper, and at only 600 cases produced, you better get it now before it’s all gone.

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"Blistered plum, tar, cold steel and a hint of game show on the nose of this bottling. There is a cohesion of flavors on the well-rounded palate, where tangy black-plum skins, lilac and meaty elements converge."  - MATT KETTMANN, Wine Enthusiast

2019 Héroe Primitivo wine is exciting, new, fresh and vibrant with complex aromas and bouquets. The addition of 13% Cabernet Franc gives this wine tannic textures, deep rich color, and a dark berry flavored backbone. I taste extracted aromas of black cherry, freshly picked strawberry, and even gingerbread. The mouthfeel contains baking-spice flavors that come through nicely on every sip. Abundant flavors of baked plum, raspberry, and chocolate-cherry flavors are balanced and inviting. Drink this wine upon release, or for best results wait until 2025 when it will assuredly be at its peak.

This 100% Primitivo wine is medium to full-bodied and well-built showing classic briary aromas followed by cherry-berry flavors that are both harmonious and savory in personality. The red brick color shows the heightened and healthy acidity in the wine’s makeup. Overall, I’d say it's complex and unique, underlining notes of black pepper and dried herbs are the perfect pairing for this wine’s upfront flavors of long-lasting blackberry and raspberry aromas. The integration of 25% New American Oaks, is offering bouquets of smoke, grilled meats, vanilla, butterscotch and even candied Christmas Mints!  Again, this wine is fruit driven, easy-to-drink and abundantly pleasant. It’s generous and rich in style, and has a good pinch of tannins in the texture. These present tannins will undoubtedly help in its bottle development for many years to come.

Our all estate grown fruit for this 2018 Reserve Primitivo is blended with 13% Petite Sirah, and is abundantly fruit-driven with compelling spice bouquets. The aromas are generously juicy, with graceful dried fruit that highlights this unique wine. Made in a big, robust and full-bodied fashion and lavish style, this wine offers structure and layers of cola, berry, plum, dark cherry and a lasting twist of oregano and black pepper. Overall, it’s a hearty wine with hints of earthy tones, black olive, blackberry and even ripe strawberry. It is a big wine yet the mouthfeel is soft, and well-integrated tannins provide a footing of weight and space. The finish is intense yet clean with teases of dried herbs with black licorice mingling with lasting acidity. This is a wine to age, hold onto it at least till 2028 for peak performance.

At 78% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc, this is a splendid wine, still plush in tannins but overflowing with age-worthy dark fruits and elements of zesty spice. No new oak was used in the barrel program, yet the wine shows off a spicy character along with the richness and crisp edge of the red fruit flavors. It’s amazing how much the Cabernet Franc shines in this blend! The tannins are prominent, contributing a puckering feeling throughout the wine’s broad mouthfeel. Don’t be fooled though, the beauty of Merlot is still entirely evident with notes of strawberry jam, subtle cherry and even chocolate covered plums.

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Dust, herbal spice, and ground black pepper show well in this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wine. The aromas are outstanding too, with notable flavors of ripe cherry, blackberry and plum. The palate invites you in with aromatics of dried herb and floral components of violet. It’s rounded out with chalky tannins and balanced oak influence. The tannins and oak are well incorporated and supported by acidity keeping the experience lovely from start to finish. Overall, amusing flavors of dark chocolate and blueberry give this wine an appealing taste. Though very enjoyable upon release this wine is certainly cellar worthy for multiple years to come.

Our 100% estate grown and bottled 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon displays intense dark fruit flavors followed by a wonderful note of herbs and cloves. This wine possesses classic Cabernet charm with traditional aromas. My favorite part is the high-toned structure, well-integrated oak, and tannic finish. This wine is a slight blend, featuring 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, it remains soft and supple on the palate, with dense red fruit, baking spice and just a suggestion of New French Oak. Overall, this wine is generously expansive and opulent, round in the mouth, with a focused center of black cherry, licorice and olive. The rich fruit is complemented by notes of cranberry pie crust, and a dusting of cocoa powder. This wine is lengthy and structured and will be tasting its best in 2022 – 2030.

Sculpterra's 100% estate grown and produced Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon shows off flavors of chocolate truffle, ripe black olive, crushed violet, mature blueberry and spiced candied aromas that mix seamlessly together on this full-bodied age worthy classic! This wine’s smooth palate offers ripe blueberry, hints of raspberry jam, with blackberry and clove aromas, all of which are further interrupted with bouquets of smoked sausage. 

This fruit driven Primitivo Port displays aromas of ripe fig and caramel with chocolate undertones. A non-vintage blend, contacting 5 years of Primitivo Port. This Port Style wine has everything you look for in dessert wine. It’s packed with aromas of ripe fig, rich chocolate, raspberry truffle, and toasted jam. This wine’s bouquet displays caramel apple and nuts, with a tender sweet and balanced finish. The wine can be enjoyed now, but will further evolve over the next 8 to 15 years. Sold in a 500ml bottle.