2015 Andremily Mourvèdre, USA, California, Wine Review

Andremily makes some of the best Rhone varietal wines anywhere. This on is 92% Mourvèdre, 5% Syrah and 3% Viognier. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is great with plums, black cherries, coffee, spice and anise. Full bodied. Medium to firm tannins. On the palate, black cherries, plums and anise. Some coffee/chocolate add to the finish. Drinking well now if still a bit young. This should drink well for another ten to fifteen years (and probably more). Great on its own, this would go very well with a cassoulet.

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A+

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Vintage:

2015

Current Price:

$165.00USD

America’s Best Rhone Style Red Wines: 11th Annual Rhone Rangers Tasting Reviewed

The Rhone Report: About Rhone and Rhone-Style Wines and Winemakers is part of an ongoing series. Last month we discussed the white Rhone style wines offered at the 2008 Rhone Rangers tasting event at Fort Mason in San Francisco on March 18. This month we turn to the reds, of which we tasted 50. Among those we tasted were some old favorites and some wineries or bottlings with which we were not yet familiar. We don’t pretend that we tasted a representative group of wines, because our sample was skewed to wines we have loved in the past and others about which we have heard positive comments.

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2008 Hospice du Rhone Events: Highs & Lows of American Rhone-style Wines Tasted

The Rhone Report: About Rhone and Rhone-Style Wines and Winemakers is part of an ongoing series. The 16th annual Hospice du Rhone events in Paso Robles, California from May 1 to 3, 2008 was an opportunity to consider Rhone-style wines from a fresh perspective. Unlike most tasting opportunities, these events included Rhone-style wines from the Rhone Valley itself (51 wineries), elsewhere in France (4 wineries) as well as from Spain (4 wineries), Australia (17 wineries), South Africa (6 wineries), Chile (2 wineries), Argentina (1 winery) and the United States. The American wines were mostly from California (144 wineries), but a few examples from Arizona (2 wineries) and Washington State (5 wineries) were also included. While this is a California-dominated event, and while many of the Rhone Valley’s best producers aren’t represented, there is still sufficient European and other entries to make for interesting comparisons and contrasts. The events included two general tastings and a series of focused seminars.

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2017 Andremily Mourvèdre, USA, California, Wine Review

Vintage:

2017

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Grade:

A+

Current Price:

$150.00USD

Another great wine from Andremily. This is 88% Mourvedre, 9% Syrah and 3 Viognier. Inky purple in color, opaque and shimmering bright. The nose has black raspberries, plums, blueberries, dark chocolate and roasted meats. Full bodied. Medium tannins. Great energy. On the palate, this is lush and delicious. Flavors of plums, black raspberries, slight blueberries with pepper and char. Some chocolate on the finish. This is delicious on its own. It will need big food flavors to match. Smoked brisket would work. It should drink well for another ten to fifteen years.

2014 Andremily Mourvedre, USA, California, Santa Barbara, Wine Review

Vintage:

2014

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Grade:

A+

Current Price:

$140.00USD

I love the Andremily Syrah, but this was my first time trying the Mourvedre. It was sensational. It does contain 14% Syrah. Inky purple in color. The nose is great with grilled meats and slightly gamey meats (a good thing) along with black pepper, lavender and spice. On the palate, this has a lush wonderful texture. Plenty of acidity behind the fruit. Very primary today. Consumed over a few days, there really wasn't much difference. Lots of black raspberry fruit with some black cherries and an underlying earthiness. This will certainly take at least five and closer to ten years to

2014 Andremily Syrah No. 3, USA, California, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Wine Review

Vintage:

2014

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Grade:

A+

Current Price:

$165.00USD

Nice to revisit this wine. Tasted (note posted elsewhere on this site), it was quite tight. While still quite young, this wine has really made a lot of progress. Still not at its peak, but providing a lot of pleasure right now. It is a blend of 89% Syrah, 8% Mourvèdre and 3% Viognier. inky purple in color. The nose is great with black raspberries, smoked meat, white pepper and floral notes. On the palate, this has firm tannins. Black raspberry fruit over scorched earth and also some pepper. Great texture. Long finish. This will go well with big meat dishes but also roasted veggie

2015 Andremily Mourvèdre, USA, California, Wine Review

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