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2009 Espérance Red Blend
91 Points! Wine Enthusiast Only a few cases left.
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$25.00
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We named
this wine in homage of a wonderful restaurant and inn in Vezelay,
named L'Espérance. We used the inn as a home-base for much of our
early explorations into the Rhône Valley and fell in love with the
wines of the southern Rhône region.
"Espérance"
translates into "Hope" from French to English. With this wine, we
hope to not only recreate the great red wines of southern France,
but we further hope to craft a wine that will inspire your senses
the way we were inspired over a decade ago.
The 2009
Esperance is the fulfillment of a dream to produce a rich, red wine
blend that rivals the famed wines of Gigondas, in the southern
Rhône Valley, while retaining an Andrew Murray Vineyards 'house
style'. This vintage was given a more serious winemaking
regimen with more new oak. I also chose a bigger Syrah to blend in
with the Grenache and Mourvedre, so the resulting wine is a bit
more profound. I believe this is perhaps the best Espérance that we
have ever released. All of the extra effort has yielded a rich,
concentrated wine with aromas and flavors of ultra-ripe
strawberries, black cherries, and blueberries, mixed in with the
spiciness of cinnamon and vanilla from the toasty new French oak.
We chose to close the bottle with the Stelvin ScrewCap to preserve
the freshness and avoid 'off' flavors. It is a blend of 60%
Grenache, 25% Syrah, and 15% Mourvedre that is 100%
delicious.
450 cases
produced
Acclaim
for 2009 vintage.
The Wine
Enthusiast, Steve Heimhoff: 91 Points, 7/2012. "Rhone specialst Andrew
Murray has succeeded with this lovely blend of Grenache, Syrah, and
Mourvedre. Drinkable now, it's soft, tannic and bone dry,
with tantalizing blackberry, cherry, spice and sandalwood flavors.
This is a very versatile, elegant food
wine."
Acclaim
for the 2008 vintage:
The Wine Advocate, Antonio Galloni: 92 Points,
8/2011. "The 2008 Esperance is a serious,
imposing wine. A blend of 60% Grenache Noir, 25% Syrah and 15%
Mourvedre, the Esperance impresses for its depth, power and
richness. It needs time to come together, but is immensely
promising. Tar, smoke, licorice and black cherries linger on the
plush finish. The Grenache and Mourvedre were sourced from Paso
Robles, while the Syrah was sourced from the Santa Ynez Valley.
Some of the Grenache was fermented with whole clusters and the wine
was aged in 33% new oak. Anticipated maturity:
2012-2018."
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