Preston Dry Creek Valley Mourvedre 2023 web-unpublished This Hautes Cotes de Beaune

This Hautes Cotes de Beaune white comes from the higher

dried thyme

ready to drink from 2028 onward

all red-fruited transparency and fine tannin

in large format

Preston Dry Creek Valley Mourvedre 2023 web-unpublished This Hautes Cotes de BeauneMourvdre is the wild, brooding member of the southern Rhne family, and Lou Preston was one of the first Californians to take it seriously planting it in Dry Creek when conventional wisdom said don't. The estate is farmed organically and biodynamically (Demeter certified 2015), and 2023's slow, cool growing season gave the variety exactly what it needs: time to ripen patiently without rocketing sugar. Expect minty plum, pomegranate, cracked pepper and