2015 Dirty and Rowdy Mourvèdre Shake Ridge Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  10/31/2023 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Nice Sierra Foothills Mourvèdre that's just starting to decline. The last review from early 2022 says it was great; and I think I just missed the window.
  
  Tomato leaf, violet petals, iron, ripe black cherries and smoked wood on the nose. Smells fruit-backward. The palate is pretty consistent with the nose, adding more dried dark fruit flavors. Overall, this just feels very tertiary. The finish adds a flavor of hibiscus, which hints at the freshness this once had.
  
  Medium + body with medium - acid and medium - tannins that quickly fade. Drink now and quickly if you happen to have any of these.

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  1/30/2022 - BillBell73 Likes this wine:

  As much as I loved this wine when it was young, this is becoming rather serious stuff. I used to think D and R was just about the fresh, young carbonic style that worked so well with Mourvèdre and I sorta doubted that there was that much aging potential but I’m glad I listened to Hardy and have a few of these older bottles. Light in extract, mostly resolved tannins, a haunting nose of roses and violets and plummy fruit. A stunner and the best Dirty and Rowdy I’ve ever opened.

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  8/11/2021 - dlduchon Likes this wine: 92 Points

  What a fantastic wine. I loved the vibrancy and crunch. Served at 59° and it
  Accentuated the zip but added dimensions as it warmed. It taste like the essence of Mourvèdre, un-manipulated and unlike the typical rustic style that I also love. Amazing!!!!

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  1/25/2021 - Rieslingfan wrote:

  24 hours of air, and this still does not want to come out and play. Hold, hold, hold. Hardy agrees. Wait!

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  4/2/2019 - yaCellar Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I always enjoy D&R wines for their tasty, quaffable nature. Great weekday easy drinkers. I always find them homogeneous though. Like the same wine repeated with little varietal character. Maybe it’s the concrete ferments and/or carbonic maceration.

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