A Tribute to Grace 'Gracias Madre' Methode Champenoise, Santa Barbara County

It’s rare to find a traditional-method sparkling wine made entirely from Grenache, and rarer still from a tiny, values-driven producer. The 2020 ‘Gracias Madre’ turns that unicorn idea into a graceful reality: a micro-lot blanc de noirs from Santa Barbara County that channels the vintage’s cool early season and clean fruit into poise, lift, and saline verve. Santa Barbara was a bright spot in California in 2020, yields ran modest and late-summer heat sped ripening, yet most sites saw little to no smoke impact, so fruit quality for precise styles like this was notably high. Product Details: Style & Variety: Méthode Champenoise Blanc de Noirs made from 100% Grenache Farming: Practicing biodynamic and organic vineyard sources Base-wine Vinification: Whole-cluster press to stainless for primary; élevage in stainless before tirage Tirage & Lees: Extended en tirage aging for multiple years (the 2019 spent 32 months on lees; 2020 follows a similar model) Dosage: Brut Nature (zer