Made with grapes dry-grown in the oldest Mourvedre vineyard in the world – touting vines planted in 1853 – the 2010 Old Garden Mourvedre is medium deep garnet-purple in color. This wine is intensely scented of warm mulberries and black cherries with underlying cigar box, allspice, vanilla and potpourri suggestions. Full-bodied and voluptuously fruited in the mouth, it explodes with blackberry, baking spice and earth flavors, has medium levels of grainy tannins and bright acid freshness. It finishes long with some cedar notes coming through. Drink it now to 2022+. 93+ - Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Very distinctive nose: leathery, almost a note of rubber at first though it blows off to something more meaty. The most wonderful texture. Really savoury and refined and not overwhelmed by the oak, though there's sweet spice. Rich but seems to be effortlessly so, as if it would not be tiring to drink. 17.5/20 (JH)