Cline 2011
Mourvédre $13.99
14.5% Alcohol
Sonoma, CA
Charles - 3.0 stars
Melissa - 2.5 stars
After drinking a Mourvédre last night, we just had to have another, so we bought all of the varietal that our local wine store had. Luckily for my billfold it was only three bottles. This was the only one from the US, so lets see how it compares to its Spanish brethren.
Visual: Raspberry colored. Good clarity, not much contrast to speak of. Fairly quick forming legs. No staining.
Aroma: Chocolate, ripe dark berries, tobacco
Taste: Notable tannins. Not much complexity here. Tastes like it smells, which is a good thing. Fairly fruit forward and decent bodied. Carries through into a decently long finish.
The grape itself tasted very similar. We preferred the Spanish wine as it offered up more complexity and was a touch less tannic.
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