2021 STANDARD DEVIATION BENNETT VALLEY GRENACHE Standard Deviation is the culmination of two great minds in the wine industry with dreams to create high-quality, micro-production wines at an everyday budget. Winemaker Justin Harmon and Vintner Josh Peeples bring Standard Deviation from exceptional terroir in Bennett Valley. Justin is known for his Argot wines, while Josh owns Elyse Winery and has made wine since 2002. He previously co-founded a start-up order management software company for the beverage industry in the late 1990s. Grenache grapes are widely grown worldwide and used to produce single-varietal wines and blends, particularly notable in the wines of the Rhône Valley. Bennett Valley in Sonoma County provides an ideal growing environment for Grenache with a cool climate that lengthens the grapes' hang time, promoting deep flavor development. The exemplary 2021 vintage produced lower yields, further concentrating flavors and aromas, resulting in a remarkably pure, fresh, complex wine. WINERY NOTES: A wine of gorgeous softness and inviting approachability. Pouring ruby-hued, the aromatics are a warming melange of red cherries, rose petals, and damp forest floor, all interwoven by a subtle garrigue. The finesse-driven textures dance on the palate, dazzling in delivering notes of fresh-cut strawberries, bing cherries, Chinese five-spice and freshly turned earth. This wine's elegance and open-knit structure begs for early-and-often enjoyment.