Desire Lines, Experimental Series 4 Fred Rides Again Mourvedre, 2019 winback summer 2020 or just feeling fancy on

or just feeling fancy on a Tuesday (without draining your whole cellar)

has serious staying power

candied strawberry

with a Burgundian combination of finesse and substance that makes you want to drink it immediately

Desire Lines, Experimental Series 4 Fred Rides Again Mourvedre, 2019 winback summer 2020 or just feeling fancy onDesire Lines' Experimental Series is exactly what it sounds like small, playful one offs where Cody Rasmussen tries something new. 'Fred Rides Again' is a Mourvedre bottling, and Mourvedre is one of the varieties this winery is best known for coaxing into elegance rather than brute force. Like their other Contra Costa work, the fruit here comes from old sandy soil vines that give suppleness and perfume. Production is tiny and these wines don't come