vivid expression of traditional gin craftsmanship
giving it an indulgent but balanced character
Before returning to Bordeaux vineyards in 1983
then aged sur latte for 18 months
The Brut Tradition is the family's calling card: a base of the warm 2022 vintage
Dirty and Rowdy, Chalone MSG, 2019 RonchidiCialla_SO050724 vivid expression of traditional ginHardy Wallace's MSG is California whole cluster fun made with a winemaker's discipline. It's a field style blend grown in the Chalone AVA, way up at 1,700 1,900 feet next to Pinnacles National Park, where huge day to night temperature swings and a wild mash up of limestone, granite and volcanic soils keep everything bright. The 2019 is Mourvedre, Syrah and Grenache (plus a splash of other old vine fruit), foot crushed, fermented as whole clusters and