Cruse Wine Co. 'Evangelho Vineyard' Carignan

Carignan

Contra Costa County, California

Cruse Wine Co. is an opportunity for Michael Cruse to showcase fruit driven and satisfying wines that are pleasurable, but seriously balanced and unapologetically California. He chooses special sites between Napa Valley and Sonoma County to create amazing wines, more bubbles than still wine. The flagship wine of Cruse Wine Co. is the red blend Monkey Jacket (the name inspired by an old, British sailor song).  This wine embodies all the things Cruse Wine Co. is meant to be, as it’s a blend of Valdiguie, Carignan, Tannat, St Laurent and mixed field blend reds and provides incredible drinkability with brightness and ample structure.  In addition to Monkey Jacket, Michael also makes small lots of single vineyard varietal wines from Valdiguie, Tannant, Syrah, Carignan and Chardonnay.