2021 MOURVÈDRE ESTATE GROWN

Mourvèdre is a pretty darn easy grape to grow. It favors setting a rather large crop, with shoots that seem to nearly tuck themselves into our training and catch wires. The fruit is hearty and can survive blistering heat waves and even rain during a vintage. At the same time, Mourvèdre is a terrible grape to grow. It requires lots of warm days to properly ripen and it is among the last grapes that we harvest each year. We have to work tirelessly in the vineyard to remove leaves and open up the canopy for air flow and sunlight penetration. We also drop lots of fruit to the ground to ensure a modest crop of densely flavored grapes. Basically, everything that makes it easy to grow, makes it incredibly difficult and expensive to grow at the high end, with the goal of making incredible and inspiring wines. We are extremely proud of this new vintage and we think all the extra work shows in the quality of the wine. Please enjoy this wine over the next 5 - 7 years. 

"Tasted from tank just prior to bottling, the 2021 Mourvèdre Curtis Vineyard is bright, punchy and super-expressive with tons of forward red-toned fruit coming through. I won’t be surprised if this is even better in bottle, as the elements don’t feel totally integrated just yet."

94 Points Antonio Galloni for Vinous

"2021 Mourvèdre has a terrific perfume of red plums, bright cherries, peppery herbs, and hints of leather. It's clean, medium-bodied, balanced, and elegant on the palate, with fine tannins, all making for a terrific Mourvèdre to drink any time over the coming decade."

93 Points Jeb Dunnuck 

"Plenty of black fruit, black pepper, wood smoke and grilled meat flavors in this dense but well-balanced wine. Just enough fine-grained tannins for a light grip on the palate to enhance the deep blackberry, wood char, mushrooms and beef tartare flavors."

94 Points James Suckling