Mourvèdre

The J. Lohr Gesture Mourvèdre comes from plantings at our J. Lohr Stairway Vineyard, located on the southeast border of the the Adelaida District. Slopes can be as much as 50% to 75% at this ranch. This part of Paso Robles is an ancient uplifted sea bed so fossilized that sea shells are often found in the ground, even though the vineyard is perched at 1,500 foot average elevation. Weather at Stairway is ideal for growing red Rhône varieties. The farming plan for Mourvèdre brings the crop to just one cluster per shoot prior to veraison; to intensify flavor, these large-clustered varieties require trimming the wings and shoulders off the clusters as well.