Does this count? 2022 Extradimensional Wine Co Yeah! Mind Left Body Mourvèdre has 15% skin contact Chardonnay in it.
We took a break from Advent abstinence because (a) dinner was delayed because our kid was late getting back from an event (b) this might help promote the EWCY! Holiday gift pack sale (c) we might qualify to have another entry for this excellent charity idea and (d) there is a precedent in a short interruption in Lent (third week — roughly the same proportional part of the journey here)
Man was this good. From CT review:
Yeah! Didn’t do the usual decant but just popped and poured. Very strong cranberry, surprising amount of acidity, a pithy sour note at the back. Just feels like a hand picking up a bunch of grapes or maybe a pomegranate and just squeezing it til the juice runs. With about a half hour of air this settles down into another rambunctiously fun. EWCY! blend — cranberry/ raspberry, raw venison, citrus pith. For now 1 hr decant recommended.
Score: 93. Relative to expectations: ++