Dirty & Rowdy
"Especial" Alder Springs Mourvèdre


Bright fruit and lots of energy! Always something special!
Bright fruit and lots of energy! Always something special!
Mar 23rd, 2018
@delectable @Antonio Galloni this is the 2016 Especial Alder Springs Vineyard. @everyone else, this is delicious but still early days, even with a 3 hour decant. Just starting to show nerve, depth and complexity I would expect, and definitely comes across as more muscular then previous incarnations of Especial. Do I have to say it's lip smacking delicious, even as it's clearly not even out of second gear? I probably don't. As much as I wanted to follow this over a couple days, my will and palate were weak... but happy. 😁😁😁
@delectable @Antonio Galloni this is the 2016 Especial Alder Springs Vineyard. @everyone else, this is delicious but still early days, even with a 3 hour decant. Just starting to show nerve, depth and complexity I would expect, and definitely comes across as more muscular then previous incarnations of Especial. Do I have to say it's lip smacking delicious, even as it's clearly not even out of second gear? I probably don't. As much as I wanted to follow this over a couple days, my will and palate were weak... but happy. 😁😁😁
May 30th, 2017
My last bottle. This is in the carbonic style of the familiar/ unfamiliar. Very crisp, acid driven. Color of a trousseau. Red fruit comes through on the finish.
My last bottle. This is in the carbonic style of the familiar/ unfamiliar. Very crisp, acid driven. Color of a trousseau. Red fruit comes through on the finish.
Jul 14th, 2018
One of the best Dirty and Rowdy wines that I’ve ever had. Antle vineyard fruit on steroids. Super young and spicy but extremely approachable.
One of the best Dirty and Rowdy wines that I’ve ever had. Antle vineyard fruit on steroids. Super young and spicy but extremely approachable.
Aug 18th, 2019
This is avant garde Mourvèdre. Very light, bright, fruity, and delicious. Juicy cru Beaujolais. I gave this a double decant, due to its lightness and maybe should have given a multi-hour proper decant as I saw fun change in the short hour of drinking.
This is avant garde Mourvèdre. Very light, bright, fruity, and delicious. Juicy cru Beaujolais. I gave this a double decant, due to its lightness and maybe should have given a multi-hour proper decant as I saw fun change in the short hour of drinking.
Apr 12th, 2018