Penman Springs Vineyard
About
Penman Springs Vineyard is a family-owned, artisan winery in Paso Robles offering estate grown Muscat Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petite Sirah and Petit Verdot hand-crafted into various varietals, blends and dessert wines. Come by and visit us in person. Enjoy our hospitable and relaxing tasting room, with picnic tables and spectacular views of Paso Robles and surrounding vineyards.
Location Description
Located in the heart of Paso Robles, California.
Features
- Taste the Art.
Additional Information
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Estate Vineyards / AVA
The unique combination of terroir and trellis systems that allow sunlight and air into the canopy results in deeply colored, full bodied wines with rich flavors.
Penman Springs Vineyard Varietals:
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
The Cabernet Sauvignon grape is one of the most widely planted grapes in the world. This grape variety is grown in most of the world's major wine regions such as France, Italy, America, Chile and Australia. These grapes have a particularly thick skin, which results in wines high in tannins, providing both structure and good aging. Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grown in warm climates like we have in Paso Robles tend to produce wines with flavors of black currant, cherries and ripe red fruits. Although Cabernet Sauvignon is a vigorous vine that grows quite easily in a variety of different soils, to ripen properly it does require well drained soils such as those found at Penman Springs Vineyard. Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grow best when it has plenty of sunshine, and our location and planting have ensured this.
MERLOT
Merlot was virtually unknown in California 40 years ago, with a total of six acres of Merlot being planted in California in 1960. Merlot is now the second most popular red wine grape, after Cabernet Sauvignon. As of spring of 2003, there were 38,000 acres planted in California. Merlot is popular in large part because its soft, supple character which provides an accessible alternative to the more tannic Cabernet Sauvignon. The keys to growing Merlot in California are controlled, slow ripening, and picking the grape before acidity declines. It is an early ripening grape that is harvested well before winter sets in. In addition to its hardy nature, one of its great advantages is that it is very versatile. Not only do the grapes make excellent wines all by themselves but they are a popular blending grape, used to make softer varieties of red wine. Much of the Cabernet Sauvignon sold in the U.S. actually has small amounts of Merlot blended in to help tame the Cabernet’s mighty tannins.
PETITE SIRAH
Pitite Sirah has small berries and a high skin-to-juice ratio. This allows Petite Sirah to produce wines with high tannin levels, surprisingly high acidity, and a wonderful ability to age. Characteristically, wines made from Pitite Sirah grapes have dense blackberry fruit character mixed with black pepper notes. Pitite Sirah thrives in warmer climates like those found at Penman Springs Vineyard.
SYRAH
The heat-loving Syrah grape variety has adapted well to the warm climate of California. Syrah wines have enjoyed a revival in the interest of robust and heavy red wines. Increasingly planted in many of North America's more prolific viticultural areas, it has been enthusiastically produced and marketed by a specific group of winemakers. Nowhere is this more true than in the Paso Robles area. This ancient varietal is native to the northern Rhône, where it produces the very long-lived, tannic and spicy red wines. Syrah has a combination of rich character and approachability in youth that helps fuel its popularity in the marketplace.
MUSCAT BLANC
Almost certainly the oldest known wine grape varietal, Muscat Blanc has a noble history. It is grown almost everywhere in Europe, including Russia, Hungary, the Crimean Peninsula, and Greece. Its berries, as the name suggests, are small and produce wines with elegantly floral aromatics. California does not have much planted, but it can be found in Paso Robles at Penman Springs Vineyard.
Awards
GOLD - 2011 Meritage Artisan Cuvee
SILVER - 2011 Petite Sirah
SILVER - 2010 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
2010 Syrah – 93 points, exceptional and BEST BUY
2011 Merlot – 91 points, gold medal
2011 Old Block Cabernet. 89 points and silver medal
GOLD – 2006 Penman Springs Vineyard Petite Sirah
GOLD – 2006 Penman Springs Vineyard “Artisan Cuvee” Meritage
SILVER – 2005 Penman Springs Vineyard “Penman Reserve” Cabernet Sauvignon
SILVER – 2006 Penman Springs Vineyard Merlot
SILVER – 2007 Penman Springs Vineyard Muscat Blanc “Dry Humor”
BRONZE – 2006 Penman Springs Vineyard Syrah
BRONZE – 2006 Penman Springs Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon “Old Block”
GOLD - 2004 Penman Springs Vineyard Merlot (Estate) Paso Robles
SILVER - 2004 Penman Springs Vineyard Meritage “Artisan Cuvée” (Estate) Paso Robles
SILVER - 2004 Penman Springs Vineyard Meritage “Artisan Cuvée” (Estate) Paso Robles
SILVER - 2004 Penman Springs Vineyard Petite Sirah (Estate) Paso Robles
SILVER - 2004 Penman Springs Vineyard Sirah (Estate) Paso Robles
BRONZE - 2003 Penman Springs Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon “Penman Reserve” (Estate) Paso Robles
BRONZE - 2004 Penman Springs Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon “Old Block” (Estate) Paso Robles
BRONZE - 2005 Penman Springs Vineyard Muscat Blanc (Estate) Paso Robles (Dry Alsatian Style)
Silver (Reserve), 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Bronze (Old Block), 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Gold (Old Block), 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Silver (Reserve), 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Gold, 2007 West Coast Wine Competition
Bronze (Old Block), 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Bronze (Reserve), 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Bronze, 2007 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition
Silver, 2005 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Silver, 2002 West Coast Wine Competition
Gold, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Silver, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Silver, 2007 California Mid-State Fair Central Coast Wine Competition
Silver, 2007 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition
Silver, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Bronze, 2007 West Coast Wine Competition
Silver, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Silver, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Gold, 2007 San Diego International Wine Competition
Gold, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Silver, 2007 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition
Bronze, 2007 California Mid-State Fair Central Coast Wine Competition
Bronze, 2006 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Bronze, 2005 Monterey Wine Competition
Silver, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Bronze, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Bronze, 2007 West Coast Wine Competition
Bronze, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Silver, 2004 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Gold, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Silver, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Gold, 2007 California Mid-State Fair Central Coast Wine Competition
Silver, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Bronze, 2005 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Bronze, 2004 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Bronze, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Silver, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Gold, 2007 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition
Silver, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Bronze, 2007 West Coast Wine Competition
Best of Class, 2004 California Mid-State Fair
Gold, 2004 California Mid-State Fair
Silver, 2004 West Coast Wine Competition