2018 Sierra Bonita Mourvedre

We think there’s something special about Arizona Mourvedre and were pretty bummed when we didn’t have the production space for it in our first couple years. With its fresher acidity, complex red fruit, spice and slightly wild edge, Mourvedre is a great grape for Arizona (even if it does ripen a little late) and it’s perfect for Chateau Tumbleweed. This year, we sourced the varietal from three different vineyards and bottled small amounts of each wine separately to celebrate this versatile and enigmatic grape. This wine comes from a tiny planting on the Sierra Bonita Vineyard. The property sits in a slightly cooler area north of Willcox in Graham County and this is our first year working with this vineyard. We have been absolutely stunned at the remarkable stonefruit and lime characters of this wine. This is one of the most unique expressions we’ve seen in Mourvedre yet, and this is one of the coolest wines we made in 2018. It’ll be exciting to experiment with this grape at SBV again in the future! Only one barrel produced.