MISCHIEF | 2022 GRENACHE NOIR | EL CAMINO REAL

MISCHIEF – 2023 Grenache Noir

Mischief 2023 and Mayhem 2022 are made from the same grape—Grenache Noir. Same vine, same stock, same bloodline. Just like the boys on the label. But what makes them different is where they were raised. Mayhem was Cash’s wine, grown at Windmill Ranch in Ballard Canyon, where the days are warm and the nights are cool—but steady. Mischief is Brady’s, born at El Camino Real Vineyard, where the temperatures swing harder—10 degrees hotter by day, 10 degrees colder by night. It’s more extreme, more exposed, and it makes the vines—and the men—tougher, more focused, more resilient. Cash is a Texas kind of kid raised in California—bold, full of fire, always moving. Brady is a California kind of kid being raised in Texas—precise, composed, focused like a scope. Same roots, different rhythm. They’re cousins, but they’re more like brothers—each shaping the other, even from across state lines. Mayhem 2022 was the year of the charge. Of horns coming in. Of noise and arrival.

Grenache grows where other grapes quit.
It thrives in adversity.
It likes it hot. It likes it dry.
It’s not a diva. It’s a worker.
You don’t get big, beautiful Grenache unless the vine had to fight for it.

And even after all that—Grenache doesn’t act like it’s better than you.
It’s humble.
It’s welcoming.
It’s real.

You don’t have to be a sommelier to “get it.”
You just have to be present.
Which brings us to the reason Brady’s face is on this bottle.

Because he is Grenache.

Approachable.
Authentic.
No pretense. No performance. No need to explain himself.

At 16, Brady is the kind of young man who’s already figured out that showing up matters more than showing off.
He’s steady. Thoughtful. Smart without needing to prove it.
You give him a job—he finishes it.
You ask him a question—he actually listens before answering.
He’s the guy in the room who doesn’t say much—but when he does?
Everyone leans in.

And just like Grenache, Brady doesn’t need the spotlight to shine.
He’s not trying to be everything to everyone.
He’s just trying to do the right thing, the right way, every time.
And that matters more than anything.

We put Brady on the label of Mischief 2023 because this wine is a reflection of who he is, and the year he had.
Not flashy.
Not loud.
Just true.

This was the year Brady didn’t just grow up—
he grew into himself.

While his cousin Cash was turning heads and making waves on Mayhem,
Brady was laying bricks—quietly building the foundation.

Same stock.
Same family.
Different terroir.
Different tone.

But equally powerful.

Grenache is the great equalizer.
It’s the wine that doesn’t care how much you know—just that you care.
And Brady is the same way.

He’s the kind of kid who reminds you what matters.
That you don’t have to be the loudest in the room to be the one people follow.
That strength can be quiet.
That leadership can be calm.
That greatness can show up in jeans and a flannel with dirt under its nails.

So if you want to know why Grenache Noir is on your table?
Because it belongs there.
And if you want to know why Brady Saarloos is on the label?
Because he earned it.

Mischief 2023 isn’t just a wine.
It’s a mirror.
A message.
A moment bottled in glass.

Drink it slow.
And pay attention.

Because the world needs more people—and more wines—
like this.

Cheers.

TASTING NOTES

MISCHIEF 2023 | Grenache Noir
El Camino Real Vineyard – Santa Ynez Valley AVA
Brady Saarloos – Age 16

This wine tastes like it’s got something to prove—but doesn’t need to prove it to you.

First pour:
You get hit with bright cherry and snappy strawberry skin—young fruit with backbone, not sugar. There’s energy here. Like a sixteen-year-old who doesn’t speak unless it matters. It’s not flashy. It’s focused.

Mid-palate:
That fruit rolls into cranberry, underripe plum, and pomegranate peel. Tense. Clean. Sharp in the best way. But then something else shows up—a whisper of green. A touch of veg. Like torn tomato leaf or snapped fennel stalk. That earthy, herbal moment that says this wine came from somewhere real. It’s a nod to the vineyard, to the leaf canopy, to the discipline. The vine didn’t get lazy. It stayed lean, stayed alert, stayed honest.

Texture:
The tannins come in quiet—fine-grained and dusty, like worn denim on calloused hands. You feel them. They shape the experience without taking over. There's white pepper there, too—Santa Ynez leaving its signature, just like always.

The finish:
Long, dry, and grounded. No fireworks. Just presence. Minerality and that whisper of sunbaked herbs stay with you like a conversation that ends with a nod instead of a wave.

That touch of veg?

It’s not a flaw.
It’s a fingerprint.
Proof this wine was raised right—under tension, in truth, without shortcuts.

Just like Brady.

This is the taste of discipline.
Of someone stepping out of the shadow, not needing to shout.
Of potential, held back just enough to let the structure show.

This is Grenache Noir with dirt on its boots and clarity in its eyes.
This is Mischief 2023.

Cheers to the ones growing into something great.