2012 Dirty and Rowdy Mourvèdre Shake Ridge Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  4/5/2020 - MartyL wrote: 93 Points

  A great bottle. A little more body and tannin and darkness to the fruit than a typical Shake Ridge (weighs in at 14.0% alcohol), but that spice from the stems and the juicy fresh whole cluster aroma is still definitely there in the nose, so despite the slightly elevated structure and body, i think a D&R fan would be able to identity this as a D&R wine with just one sniff. Really pretty on the palate, almost cab-like in terms of structure, but the acidity hits you on the mid-palate and the wine remains fresh and lively. So comforting to have something to drink that seems so familiar and yet at the same time surprising with a couple of dinners at home over a pretty bleak weekend in NYC. Makes me think of better days in the past and hope for better ones in the future too.

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  3/24/2020 - Biskuit Likes this wine: 92 Points

  A few days after having the 2018 Shake Ridge, I went back to 2012. Definitely see the lineage, though the 12 is a heftier wine. Pop n pour, deeper ruby than the 12 in color, a bit of bricking around the edges, a touch hazy. Cedar and lavender-y floral notes on the nose, cherry lozenge poking in. Plenty of body, though nothing overbearing, with prominent maraschino then a bit of pucker on the finish. This is really in harmony right now but can easily go a few more years. Lovely stuff.

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  11/8/2018 - David_T Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Light and pleasant with sour red cherry/cranberry notes, light herbs/earth, medium acidity and light tannins. Shows the grape well.

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  2/17/2018 - Not647f wrote:

  Took to dinner at Shakewell with the Elis. Really nails the Mourvedre sauvage ideal. Dark, brambly, leathery, tiny bit bitter. We ordered the fried chicken, but it also paired well with the whole fish and the octopus. Worked well with romesco sauces, hotter things, olive flavors. This is kind of pricy stuff but very satisfying.

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  1/19/2018 - RichEB1 wrote: 87 Points

  *sigh* So I almost hate writing this, as I'm generally a fan of D&R wines and Hardy seems like a really good dude ......but I just didn't love this bottle. It had the really nice, almost ethereal mouthfeel and soft perfumed/red fruited nose that I love about their wines, but the palate was lacking. Faint notes of bitter cherries and maybe a tiny bit of spice, but just not enough there to keep it interesting. I'd actually take the Familiar over this any day of the week, which is not what I expected before popping the bottle. Again, certainly not a 'bad' wine....just not very exciting.

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