Marc Stubblefield
Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant
Starting to finally hit its stride, though with a long ways to go yet. The clenched fist holding the grapefruit, peach and blackberry fruit basket has started to unclench, and there's more of Mourvedre's feral side starting to peak out and buff away the hard edges. Better after 3 hours in the decanter, many more years to go.
Starting to finally hit its stride, though with a long ways to go yet. The clenched fist holding the grapefruit, peach and blackberry fruit basket has started to unclench, and there's more of Mourvedre's feral side starting to peak out and buff away the hard edges. Better after 3 hours in the decanter, many more years to go.
9.1Steve Matthiasson
Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines
Gonna have to get a case of this and age it for a long long time, it's a baby, very intense, the tart red fruit up front turns to leather and tar on the finish, once it (hopefully) develops some Brett to tame the fruit (Brett and mouvedre are like peanut butter and jelly to me) and the wine softens it's going to be sublime.
Gonna have to get a case of this and age it for a long long time, it's a baby, very intense, the tart red fruit up front turns to leather and tar on the finish, once it (hopefully) develops some Brett to tame the fruit (Brett and mouvedre are like peanut butter and jelly to me) and the wine softens it's going to be sublime.
9.8Matt Austin
Cellar Master @ Dunham Cellars, Walla Walla, WA
On the light side of medium bodied. Slightly bretty in a balanced way that you rarely find domestically.
On the light side of medium bodied. Slightly bretty in a balanced way that you rarely find domestically.
9.1jerod peitsmeyer
pretty rare that I find new world attempts at old-world wine successful. always happy to be proven wrong. lean. mean. grapefruit notes. nice texture. really showcases the grape well
pretty rare that I find new world attempts at old-world wine successful. always happy to be proven wrong. lean. mean. grapefruit notes. nice texture. really showcases the grape well
9.5Brent Mayeaux
Production Burn Cottage Vineyard
Good wine, but in an awkward state. It seemed to be pulling in different directions without cohesion among its parts. Everything is there, so with time it may straighten out... or fall apart. I'll hold onto the other bottle I have for a while.
Good wine, but in an awkward state. It seemed to be pulling in different directions without cohesion among its parts. Everything is there, so with time it may straighten out... or fall apart. I'll hold onto the other bottle I have for a while.
8.7Jeremiah Allen
Love the flowers
Love the flowers
8.6Eric Danch
Importer Blue Danube Wines
Best vintage of this I've had.
Best vintage of this I've had.
Justin S.
Super interesting.
Super interesting.
9.5Ted
Tart cherry/cranberry, leather. It has a nice edge to it. Well done
Tart cherry/cranberry, leather. It has a nice edge to it. Well done
9.4Brad Smith
Again, natural but beautiful. Mouvedre with Volnay -like structure and poise. So juicy!
Again, natural but beautiful. Mouvedre with Volnay -like structure and poise. So juicy!
9.2Location