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2020 Fingers Crossed May You Always Keep Your Head Held High Grenache

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RATINGS

95-97Jeb Dunnuck

...full-bodied, concentrated, powerful wine that has more dark fruits, licorice, scorched earth, and chocolate aromatics, and it reminds me of a great Châteauneuf du Pape from Mordorée...

94-96The Wine Advocate

The palate is concentrated yet lifted, with abundant, grainy tannins, seamless freshness and a long finish with tremendous floral perfume. It offers considerable complexity at this early stage with its continually shifting nuances on the nose and palate.

PRODUCER

Fingers Crossed

Fingers Crossed, (formerly "FÆTHM") is the project from Nikolas Krankl, son of celebrated winemaker and creator of Sine Qua Non, Manfred Krankl. Nikolas and wife Julia began production in 2017 and released their first allocation in the spring of 2020. Describing their style as “…unabashedly Californian; sun-kissed wines that are decadent, perfumed, opulent and regal,” their offerings take some inspiration from SQN, including two different Syrahs, one of which is sourced just feet from the vineyard where Manfred produced SQN’s first Syrah ‘Queen of Spades’ in 1994.

TYPE

Red Wine, Grenache

One of the most popular red varieties planted, it ripens late and prefers hot dry climates. It probably originated in Spain, where it is still widely grown. Grenache is best known for its use in Southern Rhone wines, including those of Chateauneuf-du-Pape.