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2008 Mourvedre Bottle

2008 Mourvedre

The 2010 Tablas Creek Vineyard Mourvèdre is Tablas Creek’s sixth varietal bottling of Mourvèdre, and showcases the combination of intensity and freshness of the 2010 vintage. We use most of our Mourvèdre in our Esprit de Beaucastel each year. However, we feel that the Mourvèdre grape, often pigeonholed as a blending varietal, can produce remarkable single-varietal wines. When we have particularly characteristic lots of Mourvèdre, we try to reserve a limited quantity for a single-varietal bottling.

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Tasting Notes

The 2008 Mourvèdre has a garnet color that belies its intensity of flavor. It has a 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.

Technical Details

Appellation

  • Paso Robles

Technical Notes

  • 14.1% Alcohol by Volume
  • 675 Cases Produced

Blend

  • 100% Mourvédre

Recipes & Pairings

Recipe Suggestions

Food Pairings

  • Richly flavored stews
  • Pork chops with fruit reduction
  • Asian preparation of red meats (i.e., beef stir fry)
  • Bittersweet chocolate desserts

Production Notes

Our Mourvèdre grapes were grown on our 120-acre certified organic estate vineyard.

The 2008 vintage was our second consecutive drought vintage, with low yields, cool-climate characteristics, and a persistent elegance across both whites and reds. A late spring and moderate summer combined with beautiful harvest weather to produce gradual ripening and red wines that were unusually fresh and approachable despite appealing lushness. Mourvèdre was harvested between September 30th and October 30th.

The Mourvèdre grapes were destemmed and then fermented using native yeasts in a balance of small open-top and enclosed stainless steel tanks. After three weeks, they were pressed and moved to 1200-gallon foudres to complete their fermentation. The Mourvèdre lots were blended in June of 2009, aged for an additional year in a 1200-gallon foudre and bottled in May 2010.

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