Cline Cellars

Ancient Vines Contra Costa County Mourvèdre

9.0156 ratings
8.97 pro ratings
Contra Costa County, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Mourvedre
Pasta, Beef, Chili & Hot Spicy, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Potato, Mushrooms, Salami & Prosciutto, Pork, White Rice, Tomato-Based, Pungent Cheese, Venison, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Forest Rogers-Phillips

Nice, big bold body, with dark berry and a touch of spice.

Nice, big bold body, with dark berry and a touch of spice.

4 people found it helpfulApr 14th, 2016
Skip Davis-Cochrane

Interesting plum, vanilla, and mocha/chocolate on the palate. Particularly notice a chewy dark chocolate note on the finish with a hint of oak.

Interesting plum, vanilla, and mocha/chocolate on the palate. Particularly notice a chewy dark chocolate note on the finish with a hint of oak.

3 people found it helpfulJun 10th, 2015
Shannon Birkelbach

Love this grape and this vintage was fabulous. Smooth. Dark. Great with my chocolate at night.

Love this grape and this vintage was fabulous. Smooth. Dark. Great with my chocolate at night.

1 person found it helpfulFeb 2nd, 2017
Lori Mike

Pours jam in color. ON THE NOSE: chocolate and raspberry. Reminds me of a raspberry jelly ring. ON THE PALATE: raspberry blackberry jam and more chocolate with some some spice on the finish. Very slight hint of the 15.5 % alcohol. Medium body medium (+) finish.

Pours jam in color. ON THE NOSE: chocolate and raspberry. Reminds me of a raspberry jelly ring. ON THE PALATE: raspberry blackberry jam and more chocolate with some some spice on the finish. Very slight hint of the 15.5 % alcohol. Medium body medium (+) finish.

1 person found it helpfulJun 27th, 2016
Heather Jacobson

Wow!!! Delicious with a strong finish!

Wow!!! Delicious with a strong finish!

1 person found it helpfulJun 13th, 2015
Carolyn Korb

I forgot how good it was and happy for the pocketbook too.

I forgot how good it was and happy for the pocketbook too.

Jun 4th, 2016
Ron Brumley

Fantastic, big fruit,

Fantastic, big fruit,

Sep 5th, 2015
tony collins

Brand Ambassador Sottomarino Winery, Owner Tipsy Barrel

9.3

crazy dense mourvèdre. ultra ripe. stewed plums, maybe a little prune, hint of smoke... all straddling that mourvèdre funk. alright, ancient vines.. well done.

crazy dense mourvèdre. ultra ripe. stewed plums, maybe a little prune, hint of smoke... all straddling that mourvèdre funk. alright, ancient vines.. well done.

Aug 22nd, 2015
Bruce E. Devlin

Fruit forward light cherry strawberry

Fruit forward light cherry strawberry

Jul 18th, 2020
Chinmoy Saha

High alcohol but still too sweet because of the high residual sugar.

High alcohol but still too sweet because of the high residual sugar.

Oct 7th, 2017