Dirty & Rowdy Family Wines
Rodnick Farm Mourvedre
Chalone, Central Coast, California, USA
I don’t have any experience with this vineyard (or this AVA, honestly) so it’s hard to know what the typical profile is, but this was a unique expression of Mourvèdre. I would have never guessed it was that varietal if tasting blind (may have guessed a funky Pinot? Reminded me of Chacra’s Cincuenta Pinot).
Followed out of the decanter for two hours, and then out of the bottle the next day. Muddled ruby red in the glass. Aromatically it has both a mix of stem/green and carbonic flair to it. It wasn’t uber carbonic but I’m assuming it was at least somewhat utilized. Herbal, strawberry purée and spiced raspberries too. On the palate it has ripping acidity wrapped in a rhubarb tart and rocky profile, with juicy black cherry toward the finish. Acidity has me thinking this will hold for a bit, though I’m not sure it changes much.
I don’t have any experience with this vineyard (or this AVA, honestly) so it’s hard to know what the typical profile is, but this was a unique expression of Mourvèdre. I would have never guessed it was that varietal if tasting blind (may have guessed a funky Pinot? Reminded me of Chacra’s Cincuenta Pinot).
Followed out of the decanter for two hours, and then out of the bottle the next day. Muddled ruby red in the glass. Aromatically it has both a mix of stem/green and carbonic flair to it. It wasn’t uber carbonic but I’m assuming it was at least somewhat utilized. Herbal, strawberry purée and spiced raspberries too. On the palate it has ripping acidity wrapped in a rhubarb tart and rocky profile, with juicy black cherry toward the finish. Acidity has me thinking this will hold for a bit, though I’m not sure it changes much.
Needed air. Initially dominated by acidity but it rounded and deepened in the decanter. Nice core of fruit
Needed air. Initially dominated by acidity but it rounded and deepened in the decanter. Nice core of fruit
Jun 3rd, 2022
Raisiny, light acid, light color. Today a shout out God bless to the supermarket workers who make little and put up with too much!
Raisiny, light acid, light color. Today a shout out God bless to the supermarket workers who make little and put up with too much!
Apr 9th, 2020
Pretty chocolate-covered strawberry nose with a touch of psychedelic jolly rancher cherry. Balances perfectly on the tongue. Took a day to come around and open up. Good juice
Pretty chocolate-covered strawberry nose with a touch of psychedelic jolly rancher cherry. Balances perfectly on the tongue. Took a day to come around and open up. Good juice
Oct 27th, 2019