Aaron Keola, Red Blend, Paso Robles, California, 2021

Overview of the Wine
Aaron began in 2002 with a focus on producing powerful, age-worthy wines from the rugged hillsides of westside Paso Robles.Utilizing vineyards from the most amazing sites their boots could find, they source intense yet balanced fruit from the Willow Creek, Adelaida, and Templeton Gap districts.    

From Ian Blackburn - I was really blown away by the quality, texture, and complexity.  I buy massive scoring wines from Paso at much higher price points that don’t have the charm and drinkability that these do.  You will not be disappointed here and I highly recommend you getting to know this exciting brand.

Grape / Blend
Petite Sirah, Syrah, Grenache, and Graciano

Origin
Paso Robles, California

Our second label wine, KEOLA is comprised of barrels and lots from the same vineyards that make up our top-tier Aaron cuvées. These barrels are declassified lots and extra barrels that simply don't find their way into our flagship wines, thus we blend them into KEOLA, our everyday drinking red that massively overdelivers for the price point. Juicy, vibrant and intensely aromatic, its a medium-bodied, absolutely delicious wine that goes with any place, any dish, and any time of day. Comprised mostly of Petite Sirah, Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre it's a rich and savory, with a blue/red fruit profile and notes of grilled meats and sage/underbrush. The palate is luscious and juicy, loaded with flavors of macerated cherries, cocoa powder, toasty oak, and licorice. Aged for 18 month is 100% French oak, 50% new, it's a wine that will certainly age in the cellar, but we recommend cracking it open now and enjoying it through the remainder of this year! 

93 Points - Wine Enthusiast (2021)

Product size: 750ml