Kaena Ronin 2020
For over 25 years, Kaena has drawn on native Hawaiian intuition to craft distinctive, balanced wines of elegance, style, and power. This is achieved by sourcing from top vineyards and working closely with growers to ensure the highest quality fruit. Kaena combines the best of old- and new-world winemaking: fermentations rely on native yeasts, and caps are hand-punched for gentle extraction—producing age-worthy wines that express true varietal character and terroir. Widely recognized as one of North America's top Rhône-varietal producers, Kaena was founded by Oahu native Mikael Sigouin, who has earned the nickname "The King of Grenache" from his peers.
From the Winemaker
In feudal Japan, “Ronin” was a term for a masterless samurai. The concept behind this wine was born when owner/winemaker Mikael Sigouin left his day job in 2014 to focus 100% on Kaena Wine Co.
Ronin is a unique blend representing some of the best red wines from the 2020 vintage. Tierra Alta, Stag Canyon, and Estelle Vineyards come together to create a wine with amazing character and depth of flavor.
All of the grapes were harvested by hand under the darkness of night to ensure a cold entry into the winery. Each variety was then hand sorted, de-stemmed, and cold soaked for 2-4 days. Native yeast was utilized to showcase the unique terroir of the respected vineyards. The blend was then aged for 36 months.
Tasting Notes
A lush nose of plum, blackberry, and blueberry along with aromas of licorice, crème brulee, herbs de Provence, and baking spices. Big upfront flavors of plum, blackberry, and huckle berry give way to a lush core packer with licorice, leather, blueberry, molasses, and savory spice. The finish is long with taught juicy tannins.
- 750ml
- Grapes: 34% Syrah, 31% Petit Verdot, 29% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc