2021 Lothario

Crushed black rasp­ber­ry and ashen stone come togeth­er with hints of incense and dried ros­es as the 2021 Lothario seduces from the first tilt of the glass. It’s sooth­ing­ly round and sup­ple with a flour­ish of vio­let pastille and crisp min­er­al tones that add tremen­dous depth to the ripe red and black fruits with­in. This is beau­ti­ful­ly bal­anced and remark­ably fresh, silken and fruit-cen­tric, yet struc­tured and incred­i­bly long, taper­ing off with hints of licorice. 94+ pts

Eric Gui­do, Vinous

A fruity and spicy nose with cher­ries, cas­sis and rasp­ber­ries com­bin­ing har­mo­nious­ly with sweet spices and some flo­ral expres­sions, such as vio­lets. Medi­um-bod­ied with fine tan­nins and fresh acid­i­ty. It has vital­i­ty and an ele­gant array of juicy berries on the palate. Crunchy fin­ish. 70% mourve­dre and 30% grenache. 93 pts

James Suck­ling

“seduc­er, amorous­ly atten­tive to women”

Okay, I took a few lib­er­ties here! It’s real­ly a wom­an­iz­er, a Don Juan, but I thought I’d give it a pos­i­tive con­no­ta­tion. Most guys think they are lotharios.

It’s real­ly named after a good friend and men­tor (not a Lothario), named Lothar. Lothar strong­ly encour­aged me to pur­sue this dream, and even bridged me to get the project going. I thought the least I could do was name a wine after him!