2023 Tooth & Nail “The Stand” Red Blend, Paso Robles
A dark, daring and decadent red blend—because sometimes you have to take a stand
Tasting Notes
The 2023 vintage of The Stand offers brooding aromas of black plum, boysenberry, blackberry jam and toasted oak with notes of violets, leather and mocha. The mouthfeel is dense and seamless, bursting with velvety blue and black fruit flavors laced with cinnamon accents. A juicy, integrated finish lingers with spicy notes of black pepper. The native boldness of the Petite Sirah is rounded out perfectly by the Rhône varieties, creating a seamless blend that keeps you coming back for more.
Specs
Aromas: Black plum, boysenberry, blackberry jam, violets, mocha
Flavors: Blue and black fruits with cinnamon notes
Texture: Dense and seamless, with a juicy, peppery finish
Grapes: 82% Petite Sirah, 7% Grenache, 7% Syrah, and 4% Tannat
Appellation: Paso Robles
Vineyard: Petite Sirah grown at Brave Oak and Parvaneh vineyards in Paso Robles
Aging: Aged for 13 months in French oak barriques and puncheons
Alcohol: 14.5%
What’s Included
4-bottles:
4x - 2023 Tooth & Nail “The Stand” Red Blend, Paso Robles
Case:
12x - 2023 Tooth & Nail “The Stand” Red Blend, Paso Robles
Rob Murray grew up on a family farm in the Central Valley and followed his destiny to California’s Central Coast, where he learned winegrowing from the ground up. It was only after years in the vineyard trenches that Rob felt called to start his own winery – building upon everything he’d learned and mastered in the field. Into this mix he brought his love for art, music, and culture, producing wines and label designs that stir conversation. Rob’s unique backstory sets the tone for Tooth & Nail. He is the visionary and the vibe behind everything we are today.
Sustainably grown in Paso Robles, CA This is about more than tomorrow. It’s about the future. It begins locally by operating within the bounds of our native resources here on California’s Central Coast. And it extends globally, as we do our part to be a positive force in the world. We farm sustainably because we love the soil, water, and climate that provide everything we need. Each Tooth & Nail wine respects the cosmic power of these natural elements.
“We want to create a whole new set of expectations and possibilities for every generation of wine drinker.” Rob Murray, grower and founder
Available States
AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations).
2023 Tooth & Nail “The Stand” Red Blend - $70 = 33.33%
Labrat checking in! Appreciate your patience, as I thought it was going live tonight, not last night.
Tooth + Nail The Stand 2023
As always, big thanks to Terry and WineDavid and the entire crew who send us random bottles of wine to help the community
We received the wine on Tuesday and opened it on Wednesday. First of all, I will say that the label is a bit confusing, with the winery name in big font, front and center and the specific wine in relatively tiny print on the bottom. I think I reread both labels making sure I understood which was which more than once. Don’t get me wrong, it’s actually a very nice, embossed label, but the information was a bit hard to read. It wasn’t until posting this review that I realized that the wine was 2023, as for the past few days I was under the mistaken impression it was a 2025.
Moving on to the more important things…
The bottle was sealed with a real cork under the capsule. On pop and pour, there is a big burst of dark fruit aromas and alcoholic sweetness. Seeing that the wine was primarily a petite sirah, with a few small percentages of other varietals, we decided to try it in both the Reidel Hermitage and the Bordeaux glasses. (PS seems to be a gap in the Reidel Sommelier lineup, and sometimes we prefer it in either of these two glasses). The wine is a dark purple, with tiny amount of lightening showing at the edges, as expected from a PS.
First sip is highly astringent in both glasses, with very tight tannins, and this wine definitely needs some time to open up.
After about 40 mins, it is starting to become more palatable. It is a PS, after all, and while I thought it was 2025, even as a 2023, it’s very, very young. Still very tight in the Hermitage, but the Bordeaux glass shows much more dark fruits and some vanilla. It was served with a chick’n parm dish and actually held up quite well to the red sauce and creaminess from the cheese.
After close to an hour, it was still tight, but so much more open. I tend to prefer the flavor profiles of the Hermitage glass, which are less about jammy fruit and allow some of the lesser flavors to come through – hints of nutmeg, some pepper/spice, while showing that plum and dark cherry. In the Bordeaux glass it’s presenting as much more fruity, still with that heavy tannin structure. It’s hard to determine if the mouthfeel is really full body or it’s just so much tannin that overrides everything else.
We decided to try it again the following day (Thursday), after leaving the bottle about half full, just sitting on the counter in the kitchen. It had opened up very nicely, still showing significant tannins, but now in both glasses probably as open as it was going to get. The tannins had integrated so much more, and now it was quite significantly different than 24 hours prior. It presented much more dark fruits, with that wonderful peppery-spicyness and vanilla. As always, we love to play the “how much difference can a glass make” game, and that continues to show up. The Hermitage was less about the fruitiness and more about the darker flavors while the Bordeaux was a bit brighter fruits and slightly jammy. Both glasses presented with more silkiness as the structure integrated and became less in your face.
There was a final glass worth tried on Friday afternoon, so maybe 42 hours after opening. Michelle thought that it had “lost something” from the day prior, while I found it to be about the same, much closer to the day prior. We both agreed that it had likely peaked the decanting window on the second day.
All in all, it is a nice bottle, but I’d recommend to age for some additional time before trying it.
Tooth & Nail “The Stand” Red Blend
2023 Tooth & Nail “The Stand” Red Blend, Paso Robles
Tasting Notes
Specs
What’s Included
4-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
$468.00/case — not for sale on winery website
About The Winery
Available States
AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Aug 10 - Wednesday, Aug 12
2023 Tooth & Nail “The Stand” Red Blend
4 bottles for $69.99 $17.50/bottle + $2/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $139.99 $11.67/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations).
2023 Tooth & Nail “The Stand” Red Blend - $70 = 33.33%
/giphy crickets
Labrat checking in! Appreciate your patience, as I thought it was going live tonight, not last night.
Tooth + Nail The Stand 2023
As always, big thanks to Terry and WineDavid and the entire crew who send us random bottles of wine to help the community
We received the wine on Tuesday and opened it on Wednesday. First of all, I will say that the label is a bit confusing, with the winery name in big font, front and center and the specific wine in relatively tiny print on the bottom. I think I reread both labels making sure I understood which was which more than once. Don’t get me wrong, it’s actually a very nice, embossed label, but the information was a bit hard to read. It wasn’t until posting this review that I realized that the wine was 2023, as for the past few days I was under the mistaken impression it was a 2025.
Moving on to the more important things…
The bottle was sealed with a real cork under the capsule. On pop and pour, there is a big burst of dark fruit aromas and alcoholic sweetness. Seeing that the wine was primarily a petite sirah, with a few small percentages of other varietals, we decided to try it in both the Reidel Hermitage and the Bordeaux glasses. (PS seems to be a gap in the Reidel Sommelier lineup, and sometimes we prefer it in either of these two glasses). The wine is a dark purple, with tiny amount of lightening showing at the edges, as expected from a PS.
First sip is highly astringent in both glasses, with very tight tannins, and this wine definitely needs some time to open up.
After about 40 mins, it is starting to become more palatable. It is a PS, after all, and while I thought it was 2025, even as a 2023, it’s very, very young. Still very tight in the Hermitage, but the Bordeaux glass shows much more dark fruits and some vanilla. It was served with a chick’n parm dish and actually held up quite well to the red sauce and creaminess from the cheese.
After close to an hour, it was still tight, but so much more open. I tend to prefer the flavor profiles of the Hermitage glass, which are less about jammy fruit and allow some of the lesser flavors to come through – hints of nutmeg, some pepper/spice, while showing that plum and dark cherry. In the Bordeaux glass it’s presenting as much more fruity, still with that heavy tannin structure. It’s hard to determine if the mouthfeel is really full body or it’s just so much tannin that overrides everything else.
We decided to try it again the following day (Thursday), after leaving the bottle about half full, just sitting on the counter in the kitchen. It had opened up very nicely, still showing significant tannins, but now in both glasses probably as open as it was going to get. The tannins had integrated so much more, and now it was quite significantly different than 24 hours prior. It presented much more dark fruits, with that wonderful peppery-spicyness and vanilla. As always, we love to play the “how much difference can a glass make” game, and that continues to show up. The Hermitage was less about the fruitiness and more about the darker flavors while the Bordeaux was a bit brighter fruits and slightly jammy. Both glasses presented with more silkiness as the structure integrated and became less in your face.
There was a final glass worth tried on Friday afternoon, so maybe 42 hours after opening. Michelle thought that it had “lost something” from the day prior, while I found it to be about the same, much closer to the day prior. We both agreed that it had likely peaked the decanting window on the second day.
All in all, it is a nice bottle, but I’d recommend to age for some additional time before trying it.