[Wine Label] Displays a classic nose of roasted meats, plums, and spice. It is juicy and full in the mouth, with ripe tannins, lingering notes of coffee, chocolate, and leather, and a pronounced minerality on the finish.

[Wine club notes]

PRODUCTION NOTES
* Mourvedre has a reputation for toughness and rusticity. In fact, if it gets ripe and is handled cleanly in the cellar, we find it the Rhone varietal most reminiscent of Pinot Noir: with good intensity of flavor, medium body, good acidity and an ageability that is belied by its initial approachability.
* This 2008 Mourvedre was picked late (between October 10th and November 3rd), fermented in open-top fermenters, and then moved to foudre for aging. It was blended in August 2009, aged one additional year in foudre, and bottled in June 2010.

TASTING NOTES
* A garnet color. Spicy nose of red cherry, plum and pepper. The mouth is consistent with the nose, with a little meatiness lurking under the bright fruit. The tannins firm up on the long, coffee-laced finish and suggest a good life ahead.
* Drink now and for the next decade.

675 cases produced.

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