It’s uncommon for the same exact wine to receive more than a Platinum Award more than once. However, here is rarefied air. The 2018 Gunkel Vineyard Grenache earned a Double Platinum in our 2020 judging. Two years later, it not only repeats, but also ranks as the No. 1 wine in the field of 697 entries. That’s because it’s a lush, layered and opulent drink offering notes of dark cherry, rose petal, blueberry, red currant, baking spices and white pepper — all cast within a long, smooth finish. “Thank God I got to be a judge at this competition,” one panelist remarked. Indeed, this Grenache is a unicorn. Award: Cascadia International (double gold medal)
Rating: Double Platinum — 98 points
Production: 96 cases
Alcohol: 13.9%
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