The Cirillo family have been the custodians of one of the oldest Grenache vineyards left in the world for the past 41 years. The gnarly basket pruned bush vines were planted in 1850. The first Cirillo 1850 Grenache was produced in 2003. The soil is deep silt sand over limestone and clay and as you stroll through the vineyard, the beach-like sand gives way under foot. Marco Cirillo trains/prunes and nurtures each vine thru its fragile life. The result is fruit with incredible intensity and the old vine richness not often seen in Grenache wines.