Award-winning Wines Grown, Hand-Harvested and Crafted in Colorado’s Grand Valley
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Sauvage Spectrum is distributed throughout Colorado by our partners:
Western Distributing Co
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Watershed Distributing Co. (BV — Salida )
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Born and raised in Palisade on the Western Slope of Colorado to a small peach farmer and water chemist. Kaibab has been fascinated with nurturing and growing his whole life. At 4 years old, clad in irrigation boots, he would take a glass of water into the front yard every day and water a small area. Soon, a small sapling sprouted and over time grew a magnificent tree that thrived there for 20 years!
After graduating cum laude from Colorado Mesa University in 2000 with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Chemistry, he returned to the fields and began his wine grape growing career. Kaibab Sauvage, owner of Colorado Vineyard Specialists, has been perfecting growing grapes in Palisade for more than 2 decades. Numerous award-winning Colorado Wines have their origins in his vineyards. He has been passionately seeking the best cultivars and locations for Colorado’s unique climate. Now, with a shared vision through the talented winemaking partner Patric, they are fashioning together progressive, exciting, elevated wines using 100% estate-grown fruit!
In 2010, Patric Matysiewski began a career in fermentation. Hired on at Breckenridge Brewery originally to prep in the kitchen and wash dishes. Within a few months, he was summoned to operate the canning line. From here on, he excelled to bottling line operator, keg filler, and washer— learning the ins and outs of the cold side of brewing and cellaring.
In mid-2012, he was approached by the CEO of a popular urban winery to not only learn to make wine but also to contribute to the alternative packaging revolution in the wine industry. It was here that his crossover from the brewing industry played a vital role in the development of his career.
Patric remained at IMT until early 2017. From there, he exercised the Colorado Vintner’s Restaurant License in partnership with a restaurant group in Breckenridge, CO, undertaking the ambitious project of designing, excavating, and installing an underground winery underneath one of the most iconic bars in the state. Again, utilizing cross-training gained from the brewing industry, wines are served directly from pressurized Bright Barrel Vessels to the taps in a dual concept restaurant and wine tasting room setting. This is the first system of its kind in the world.
In late 2018, a cider label was added to his company under the name Ten Mile Cider Co., Summit County’s first homegrown brand, utilizing Colorado-grown pome fruit.
Grapes: The Taste of Palisade
Our vineyards are situated in the Grand Valley AVA, and the magical town of Palisade sitting at 4,728′. Grown with melted snow from the steep slopes of the Rocky Mountains, via irrigation from the Colorado River. The “million-dollar breeze” blows through the high desert valley, developing thick skins on our grapes. The sunshine beats down on the valley floor, an ancient riverbed, radiating off the Bookcliffs and surrounding mesas. Warm days and cool nights allow our fruit to ripen but retain acidity for balance. Alluvium silt, sand, and clay loam soils with the addition of volcanic rock lend a unique minerality to our wines. Every year new grape varietals are planted for research and development, to further define the future of Colorado wine.
Sauvage Spectrum’s wines are recognized locally, regionally, and nationally.
2024 Zweigelt
Best in Show & Best Red Wine, 2025 Governor’s Cup / Colorado Uncorked
Double Gold, Best in Show & Best Red Wine (Governor’s Cup Collection), 2025 Governor’s Cup
2023 Syrah
Double Gold, 2025 Governor’s Cup / Colorado Uncorked
2023 Teroldego
Gold, 2025 Governor’s Cup
Double Gold, 2024 Colorado Governor’s Cup (Governor’s Cup Collection)
2022 Teroldego
Silver, 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Double Gold, 2023 Colorado Governor’s Cup (Governor’s Cup Collection)
2023 Teraldego
Gold, 2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2022 Domaine Red
Silver, 2025 Governor’s Cup
2020 Domaine Red
Best of Class, 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2019 Domaine Red
Silver, 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Silver, 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Gold (92 pts), 2021 Sunset International Wine Competition
2022 Domaine White
Silver, 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2021 Domaine White
Silver, 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2023 Domaine Rosé
Silver, 2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2023 Grand Vin
Silver, 2025 Governor’s Cup
2023 Malbec
Bronze, 2025 Governor’s Cup
2022 Malbec
Gold, 2025 San Francisco Chronicle
Silver, 2024 San Francisco Chronicle
Silver, 2023 San Francisco International Wine Competition
Double Gold, 2023 Colorado Governor’s Cup (Governor’s Cup Collection)
2023 Albariño
Gold, 2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2022 Albariño
Silver, 2024 San Francisco Chronicle
2023 Veritage White
Silver, 2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2022 Veritage White
Gold, 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2023 Fumé Blanc
Silver, 2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2023 Grüner Veltliner
Silver, 2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2023 Bodega Dessert Wine
Double Gold, 2024 Governor’s Cup (Governor’s Cup Collection)
2019 Reserve Red
Silver, 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Gold (91 pts), 2021 Sunset International Wine Competition
NV Reserve White
Gold (92 pts), 2021 Sunset International Wine Competition
Bronze, 2025 San Francisco Chronicle
Gold, 2024 San Francisco Chronicle
Silver, 2023 San Francisco Chronicle
Bronze, 2022 San Francisco Chronicle
Silver, 2025 San Francisco Chronicle
Silver, 2024 San Francisco Chronicle
Bronze, 2023 San Francisco Chronicle
Double Gold, 2021 Colorado Governor’s Cup (Governor’s Cup Collection)
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