VARIETY Mourvèdre
LOCATION Willcox AVA
VINEYARD Sierra Bonita Vineyard
VINIFICATION The Mourvedre grapes were hand picked with the help of friends and transported to Arizona Stronghold in Camp Verde, Arizona for vinification. The grapes were destemmed and fermented in 3 open top barrels with native yeasts on the skins for 18 days with several punch downs a day before being pressed to 2 neutral french oak barrels. The wine finished fermenting in barrel and was aged sur lie for 9 months with no bâtonnage. Racked once before bottling. Unfined, unfiltered with 20 PPM of added SO2.
EXPRESSION This Mourvèdre moves through the glass like liquid silk — deep garnet, almost weightless in feel despite its complexity. Open-top fermentation and unhurried barrel aging coax out layers of black olive, dried violet, bramble, and a faint whisper of charcuterie that never overwhelms. The tannins are impossibly fine, dissolving mid-palate into a long, seamless finish. Delicate, precise, and quietly stunning.
VARIETY Mourvèdre
LOCATION Willcox AVA
VINEYARD Sierra Bonita Vineyard
VINIFICATION The Mourvedre grapes were hand picked with the help of friends and transported to Arizona Stronghold in Camp Verde, Arizona for vinification. The grapes were destemmed and fermented in 3 open top barrels with native yeasts on the skins for 18 days with several punch downs a day before being pressed to 2 neutral french oak barrels. The wine finished fermenting in barrel and was aged sur lie for 9 months with no bâtonnage. Racked once before bottling. Unfined, unfiltered with 20 PPM of added SO2.
EXPRESSION This Mourvèdre moves through the glass like liquid silk — deep garnet, almost weightless in feel despite its complexity. Open-top fermentation and unhurried barrel aging coax out layers of black olive, dried violet, bramble, and a faint whisper of charcuterie that never overwhelms. The tannins are impossibly fine, dissolving mid-palate into a long, seamless finish. Delicate, precise, and quietly stunning.
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