2021 Cline Cellars Mourvèdre Ancient Vines

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 88 points

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  3/11/2024 - aleksds wrote: 88 Points

  Plums, cranberries, and vanilla liqueur on the nose. Bright red fruit and powdered sugar on the palate. Pomegranate kool aid on the finish with mild tannins and hints of citrus, flowers, and cedar. A bit sweet, but interesting.

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  12/3/2023 - Westcoastred Likes this wine: 88 Points

  One hour twenty-five minute decant
  
  Translucent cherry on the pour, medium to deep purple in the glass with significant legs. Nose of stewed blackberries, smoke, perhaps cigar box. Medium bodied, dry, spicy acidity, delicious dark fruit, black pepper. Soft, powdery tannins. A little graphite on the back end, medium finish.
  
  Had with charcuterie featuring mushroom Brie, Blue, Gouda and white cheddar cheeses, uncured Varzi salami, Asian pear, golden raisins, dried cranberries, black olives and smoked salmon. The wine goes well with the salami and cheeses, not so much with the salmon (no surprise there) or the pear. Anything salty is good.
  
  I think the 2020 we had 4+ months ago was more complex and better, but this is a $13.99 bottle so it’s hard to find fault with it. I’d definitely buy it again, though I’d search for the 2020 first.
  
  Served in the big Cabernet glasses, cuz I loves them so.

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  9/18/2023 - jdreillyjr wrote: 87 Points

  Deep ruby color. Some dark fruit and spice on the nose. Dark fruit flavors with a background of dark toasty flavors on the finish that were not to my liking. I checked the technical notes and attribute that to dark toast American oak (unspecified fill, probably second) barrel for twelve months after stainless steel fermentation.

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  9/13/2023 - Winegirl1959 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Wow! Stellar !

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