More Mourvèdre?! I must be addicted or something. I just enjoyed a bodacious bottle of Zerba Mourvèdre on a spectacular evening spent snacking on the riverfront at Thrist Wine Bar.
Zerba has some pretty offerings coming out of Washington. Their 2007 Mourvèdre---blended with 10% of each Syrah & Grenache (remember GSM?)---is all fruit harvested from the Columbia Valley. This wine is pretty much sold out, but their 2008 GSM (33% each varietal from Walla Walla, WA) is on my list of wines to try.
What jumbled mess of descriptors did I scribble on my napkin? So glad you asked: Intense ripe juicy blackberries. Rich red licorice and sultry coconut lime vanilla. Hawaiian hibiscus sexy vacay with a touch of spice. Toasted cedar. Fresh roasted hazelnuts. Earthy mushroom. Phenom tannins, ultra complex extremely lengthy but bright blue-blackberry spritz. The best artisan dark chocolate liqueur-filled truffle ever. Subtle. Regal. Silky. Beautiful.
And as Brent so admiringly phrased, "Man, that nose is just bombastically good."
We just visited their tasting room in Woodenville, WA. The nicest guy. The great wine. Our little group was very impressed and didn't want to leave.
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