Amor Fati Murmur Vineyard Grenache 2019
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Full of verve and tenacity, the 2019 Amor Fati Grenache sports raspberry, kirsch, and orange peel. The palate is linear with wonderful weight and richness through the mid-palate where flavors of strawberry, kirsch, and bouquet garni play.
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COMMENTARY: The 2019 Amor Fati Murmur Vineyard Grenache is vivid, explosive, and lasting. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with aromas and flavors of red raspberries, some black fruits, and shading of spice. Try it with a savory, slow-cooked lamb stew. (Tasted: August 23, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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Boysenberry, violet and anise aromas make for a dense nose in this bottling from a cool-climate vineyard. It's full in feel on the hefty sip, where baked berry flavors are surrounded by hints of charcoal and violet.
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Amor Fati means "love of fate" and fate has brought these wines. Small productions from estate-driven fruit growing from a single vineyard in coastal Santa Maria Valley, the wines have a strong cult following due to the elusive and intriguing wine styles and alluring labels based on William Blake’s sketches. Culty, illusive and beguiling, with extended hang time in the vineyard, these wines explode from the glass. Aggressive and engulfing, yet showcasing restrained balance on the palate; tannins are lush, round, unprecedented. Amor Fati translates in Latin to “the love of one’s fate.” In Santa Maria, harvest dates often push into late November and grape ripening is solely at the discretion of nature. Each year they wait and have faith. Labels are sketch renditions of William Blake’s 1793 work “The Marriage Of Heaven and Hell.” Look deep into the symmetrical label to find a naked woman embracing the hand of a mermaid and a small child, all while riding a pink dragon. Drink more to see more.