Donelan

Cuvée Moriah Sonoma County Red Blend

9.06 ratings
9.01 pro ratings
Sonoma County, California, USA
Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah
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Top Notes For
Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.0

First winery on day two in Sonoma was Donelan Family Wines in Santa Rosa with Meredith. Now onto the red Rhone varietals with the Cuvée Moriah up first. This wine is made up of 84% Grenache from the Dry Stack vineyard in Bennett Valley and 16% Mourvedre from the Kopf vineyard. Aged for around 22 months in used puncheons (500L barrels) and 30% whole cluster. Only 560 cases produced.

Medium ruby red. A touch of leather on the nose with some minerality, a bit meaty, some bark, twigs and rhubarb. Medium tannins (6.5/10) and medium to medium plus body. A bit of slate on the palate with some red berries, savory herbs and dark cocoa. A nice bit of spiciness on the dry, long finish. Needs a little bit of time to open up nicely. Drink till 2026.

$$ - Tasted at the winery. Retail price is $50.00.

First winery on day two in Sonoma was Donelan Family Wines in Santa Rosa with Meredith. Now onto the red Rhone varietals with the Cuvée Moriah up first. This wine is made up of 84% Grenache from the Dry Stack vineyard in Bennett Valley and 16% Mourvedre from the Kopf vineyard. Aged for around 22 months in used puncheons (500L barrels) and 30% whole cluster. Only 560 cases produced.

Medium ruby red. A touch of leather on the nose with some minerality, a bit meaty, some bark, twigs and rhubarb. Medium tannins (6.5/10) and medium to medium plus body. A bit of slate on the palate with some red berries, savory herbs and dark cocoa. A nice bit of spiciness on the dry, long finish. Needs a little bit of time to open up nicely. Drink till 2026.

$$ - Tasted at the winery. Retail price is $50.00.

Jun 3rd, 2018
Leo Nissola

Medium bodied, hint of tart cherries, you wouldn’t expect how tasteful it is given that isn’t super aromatic.

Medium bodied, hint of tart cherries, you wouldn’t expect how tasteful it is given that isn’t super aromatic.

Mar 4th, 2019
Alec Nedelman

Alec had this 5 years ago

Alec had this 5 years ago

Oct 28th, 2019
Dean Butler

Dean had this 5 years ago

Dean had this 5 years ago

Oct 9th, 2019
Nina Chen

Nina had this 5 years ago

Nina had this 5 years ago

Sep 25th, 2019