When a bird of prey captures its quarry, it often spreads its wings and surrounds it in preparation for the two entities to become one. This beautiful act is known as “mantling”. In this same spirit, Dovecote’s Mantle is born out of a unique process of sequential co-fermentation where two elements slowly fuse and become something beyond their individual parts via the alchemy of fermentation. Roughly 80/20 Grenache/Syrah, Mantle is a burgundianesque cuvée that possesses a distinctly silky mouthfeel, a dark and sultry core, and an exotically perfumed bouquet of fresh rain and crushed flowers. Its natural notes of wild anise and vanillin can often fool even the most experienced experts into believing new oak is involved, yet elevage is always 100% neutral. Widely versatile with a range of cuisines. Drink 2023-2033.
WINEMAKING NOTES
- Vintage
- 2020
- Varietal
- Proprietary Co-Fermentation Red Blend
- Blend
- 81% Grenache / 19% Syrah
- Vineyard
- Thompson Vineyard
- Vine Age
- 30 Years
- Clone
- Grenache: Alban 2 / Syrah: Estrella River
- Rootstock
- Own
- Soil
- Sandy/Shaley Loam over Limestone
- Farming
- Sustainable
- Appellation
- Alisos Canyon
- Climate
- Cool I/II
- Aging
- 100% Neutral Oak
- ABV
- 14.7%
- Cases
- 51
- Peak Years
- 2023-2033