Mourvèdre

Overall, precipitation for the 2020 season in Paso Robles was on par with its 25-year historical average. The spring saw temperate daytime temperatures which allowed the vines to have good flower bloom, healthy canopy growth, and modest fruit set (after two previous years of above-average crop loads). Late August and September saw record heat waves in California; fortunately, good canopies along with the moderate fruit loads allowed the vines to withstand the heat with little desiccation.

Our Mourvèdre was hand-picked from the challenging, gravelly slopes of our Adelaida District plantings. Whole berries were sorted and then cold-soaked for three days prior to fermentation in small, 6-ton open top fermenters. The 2020 J. Lohr Gesture Mourvèdre was aged for 16 months on light lees in neutral 500-liter oak puncheons to retain purity of fruit expression.