kale: swinging for the fences
Anderson tailors each wine to the vintage and the vineyard. "It all comes down to the raw materials," he says. The Syrah-based Home Run Cuvée is rich and bold, but Anderson also makes Syrah from the cooler Alder Springs Vineyard in Mendocino, with floral and spice scents. Starting in 2013, Kale will continue to expand, adding Syrah from Napa Valley's Stagecoach Vineyard, as well as Grenache and Mourvèdre from a newly planted vineyard in Rutherford. MaryAnn Worobiec, Augustus Weed and Aaron Romano, Wine Spectator, March 2014
2010 KALE HOME RUN CUVÉE "KICK RANCH VINEYARD" SONOMA COUNTY
92 points
Rich, bold and deeply flavored, with tiers of blackberry, boysenberry and raspberry that saturate the palate, easing up midpalate and ending with a long, dense, chewy aftertaste. Syrah, Grenache and Viognier. Drink now through 2023. 81 cases made. –JL