Tried this Sun night:
1. Garretson Mourvedre HastingsRanch/RozetVnyd/PasoRobles TheGraosta (14.8%) 2003: Very dark color w/ slight bricking; lovely ripe/very plummy/licorice bit boysenberry light/toasty/oak classic Mourvedre slight PasoRobles/jammy big fruit nose; soft/ripe/jammy very plummy/Mourvedre/licorice very spicy/framboise bit alcoholic slight vanilla/oak flavor; soft long very plummy/licorice classic Calif Mourvedre light vanilla/oak finish w/ light tannins; loads of plummy/licorice/Mourvedre fruit; bit lacking in structure but very good drinking.
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A wee BP:
1. Sometimes Mat's wines can be a little over-the-top and develop a bit strange. This one was no such thing. Big ripe Mourvedre fruit and probably at its peak.
Tom