Dark purple with lilac accents. Big, expressive nose of cranberry, blackberry jam, roses, green vegetation, and oaky vanilla. This isn’t the French or Spanish version of Mourvèdre that I’m used to. It’s a bit cleaner and fresher to me and not nearly as extracted as other California bottles. Medium bodied with high acidity and even a good bit of that pleasant funk happening here. On the palate there’s stewed plums, more blackberries, cinnamon roll, and bright cherries. The funk makes a reappearance on the finish. Quality stuff here.
Dark purple with lilac accents. Big, expressive nose of cranberry, blackberry jam, roses, green vegetation, and oaky vanilla. This isn’t the French or Spanish version of Mourvèdre that I’m used to. It’s a bit cleaner and fresher to me and not nearly as extracted as other California bottles. Medium bodied with high acidity and even a good bit of that pleasant funk happening here. On the palate there’s stewed plums, more blackberries, cinnamon roll, and bright cherries. The funk makes a reappearance on the finish. Quality stuff here.
1 person found it helpfulOct 13th, 2018
I love this one and I’ve had it before, the problem is it has such a high alcohol content we had to leave it open and decanted for almost an entire day just so we weren’t getting that hot wine burn. delicious flavors and very mellow with light tannins, a quality expression of the grape. 
I love this one and I’ve had it before, the problem is it has such a high alcohol content we had to leave it open and decanted for almost an entire day just so we weren’t getting that hot wine burn. delicious flavors and very mellow with light tannins, a quality expression of the grape. 
Jul 19th, 2020
Contra Costa County, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
