This is for the 2011 Margerum Mourvedre, which didn't pop up on CT. Deep apple red with elegant legs in the glass. Nice purity in the bouquet with lots of wildflower, plum blossom and minerals. Starts out strong on the palate with black pit fruits, light soy sauce and leathery notes, but then dissipates in mid-palate never to come back together again. Some funky candied elements come out of nowhere after about a half hour, and the wine collapses after an hour, leaving only sugary, fruity flavors not buttressed by much of anything. Light to medium bodied, with a surprisingly short finish.
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Probably should have let this rest in the cellar for another year. Not much going on aromatically, but it hits all the right notes on the palate. Meaty, beefy notes with blackberries, cranberries and blueberries that are followed up by some leathery notes. Abrupt finish. I'm thinking more time in the bottle will tease out more complexity. Rating reflects potential.
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12/30/2014 - storey10 wrote: 86 Points
Earth, leather, fruit forward. Acidic mouthfeel that has virtually no finish.
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12/14/2014 - jonahfactor Does not like this wine: 77 Points
This is for the 2011 Margerum Mourvedre, which didn't pop up on CT. Deep apple red with elegant legs in the glass. Nice purity in the bouquet with lots of wildflower, plum blossom and minerals. Starts out strong on the palate with black pit fruits, light soy sauce and leathery notes, but then dissipates in mid-palate never to come back together again. Some funky candied elements come out of nowhere after about a half hour, and the wine collapses after an hour, leaving only sugary, fruity flavors not buttressed by much of anything. Light to medium bodied, with a surprisingly short finish.
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9/2/2013 - Bridge Cellars Likes this wine: 89 Points
Unusually fruit forward mouvedre. Could do with some aging. Glad we have another bottle for later.
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8/8/2013 - jonahfactor Likes this wine: 89 Points
Probably should have let this rest in the cellar for another year. Not much going on aromatically, but it hits all the right notes on the palate. Meaty, beefy notes with blackberries, cranberries and blueberries that are followed up by some leathery notes. Abrupt finish. I'm thinking more time in the bottle will tease out more complexity. Rating reflects potential.
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