TN: 2013 Dirty and Rowdy Mourvedre Antle Vineyard

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2013 Dirty and Rowdy Mourvedre Antle Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Chalone (7/3/2016)
Smoky berries and dusty herbal elements on the nose promise a lovely drink, but then it clamps down and does not show nearly as much on the palate as it did a year ago. The acids are dominating with the fruit more in the background. Seems to be shut down. Smells great though!

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Thank you for sharing, David! I have not had the Antle Vineyard bottling.

Did you PnP? Try it over a couple of days? Slow O²?

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PnP, but I have some left.

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More open and deeper on the palate tonight. Of course serving it with burgers did not hurt.

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Thanks, David. How does this compare with any of their other Mourveds? (IIRC you’ve had Shake Ridge at least)

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I’ve had pretty much all of them at this point, and I find this one to be the most typically Mourvedre of the lot. Especially on the second night, after it had opened back up it seemed more like what I would expect if I saw Mourvedre on the label.