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Wine Details
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For the first time we have produced this wine in three consecutive vintages so we are on something of a heat streak Telegram-wise. A hot streak is normally an important factor in producing ripe mourvèdre, for it buds and ripens much later than most other varieties. It is often the last variety harvested in the southern Rhône or Provence. In the utterly infernal confines of Contra Costa County, bringing in ripe grapes is not as great a trial. When mourvèdre is at its acme – as it approaches here – it shows a rare combination of fruit liqueur, smoked meat, saddle leather, great depth of flavor and the undeniable suggestion of forest floor – and exercise in speaking truffe to power, as it were. This vintage has all the hallmarks of a keeper. No fining, no filtering, no funny business. This is a wine for the long haul a telegramatic transmission into the future.
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Varietal Definition
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Earliest grape planted in 17th century in what is now the state of California. Thought to have arrived in the America's by Spanish conquistadores importation. Known to be identical with the Pais grape widely grown in Chile and thought to originate from the Monica grape of Spain and Sardinia.
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