This is a side of Mourvédre that I wish I could see more of. I love Mourvédre in general, and in many wines I have heralded the irony meaty characteristics of the variety. This wine is so much more feminine, floral and delicate than that.
I get bright red fruit with a gorgeous backbone of minerality. It is balanced, and floral with a soft and silky finish. This is not a daily pounder, but a really lovely and lifted and graceful bottling.
Destemmed to a stainless-steel fermentation tank. Cold soaked for 5 days before inoculation and fermented on the skins for a total of 14 days. The finished wine is a blend of 85% Mourvèdre and 15% Petite Sirah. Aged in 25% new French oak barrels, 75% neutral oak for 18 months prior to bottling.