United States
Antle Vineyard - 2016 - Hardy Wallace
Dirty and Rowdy
A deep nose of prune, Amarena cherry, forest undergrowth, and gardenia... A rich, complex palate, with well-blended tannins, great freshness and jammy black berry flavours and a long finish. Dirty & Rowdy have a special affinity for Mourvèdre, and this single-vineyard cuvée is lovely proof.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Appellation
- United States
- Degree of alcohol
- 12.6 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2025
- rock’n’roll
A 100% Mourvèdre cuvée, from vines planted on limestone and decomposed granite soils at 580 metres altitude in Soledad, in Monterey County California. The vines are farmed organically, with manual harvesting. In the winery: maceration and fermentation of whole clusters, with indigenous yeast, and a gentle pressing. Matured on its less, in French oak barrels which have seen 5-8 wines. Neither filtered nor fined, and racked only at bottling, with a micro-dose of sulphur added.
Hardy Wallace
Hardy Wallace is a next gen winemaker whose energy and contagious enthusiasm is shaking up California’s Napa Valley! His was a long journey towards winemaking, which started after the economic crisis of 2008: Hardy lost his job in Atlanta, and found himself catapulted into the California wine world as a social networking manager for a big estate. Learning the business on the job, a few months...
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