Mourvèdre

Paso Robles experienced generous preseason rainfall during the month of January 2021 but an especially dry winter and spring followed. Dry conditions that year forced vines to produce small but concentrated berries, typical of drought years in Paso Robles. However, mild daytime temperatures paired with cool nights kept berries fresh and allowed Paso Robles winegrowers the luxury of patience to harvest grapes at utmost optimal ripeness. Extractable anthocyanin content from red grapes in Paso Robles reached an all-time high in 2021, with resulting wines eclipsing color density levels of the acclaimed 2007, 2013, and 2019 vintages. This Mourvèdre was meticulously farmed by expert vineyard manager Will Roddick and his team on the steep, craggy slopes at Stairway. Clusters were hand-picked on October 14th and immediately destemmed and sorted into a small 6-ton open-top tank.