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Thibido Winery

6 Wines from 5 Grape Varieties

Thibido Winery Hippie Hill Mourvèdre Blend Bottle Preview
Thibido WineryHippie Hill Mourvèdre Blend

A Mourvèdre blend with meaty spice and fruity charm, this medium-bodied revelation is worth getting to know better. Well balanced black and red berry flavors promise a graceful evolution of this wine over the years. Fruit was hand selected from each block of the South/​Southwest facing hills of Thibido Vineyard at optimum ripening over a four-week period of time. The fruit was traditionally fermented in open top vessels, allowing native yeasts to work their magic. Comprised of 58% Mourvèdre, 29% Carignan, and 13% Syrah, this estate blend reveals a sensory journey like no other. From the first inhalation, earthy, gamey and dusty notes paint the story of the soil profile in our vineyard. This wine is a testament to site-specific winemaking, showcasing the unique characteristics of each varietal. 92 Wine Enthusiast

Thibido Winery Carnala, Carignan Blend Bottle Preview
Thibido WineryCarnala, Carignan Blend

Carnala is a complete sensory experience in a glass! With enticing aromas of dried cherries, baking spices, tobacco, herbs, plum, cranberries and a hint of oak, every sip is a journey for your senses. The palate is lush and full of plum, black licorice, graphite, white pepper, an assortment of baking spices. The fleshy light tannins enhance the delicate structure of the wine with a lingering finish. 2021 proved to be a remarkable one for winegrowing, providing the ideal climate for producing exquisitely balanced wines with outstanding flavor profiles. In Carnala, all three grape varietals were hand-picked from the steep slopes of the Thibido Vineyard. The fruit benefitted from cool foggy mornings which led to longer hanging time on the vine and extended maturation. This growing season yielded an incredible crop of fruit with ideal acidity and intricate flavors. As a winegrower and winemaker, Josh was overjoyed with the quality of the 2021 fruit and eager to craft these estate wines from the Thibido Vineyard. Car­nala was aged in new and neu­tral French Oak 300-liter bar­rels for 18 months. To retain the wine’s nat­ur­al fla­vor, tex­ture, and aro­ma it was bot­tled unfined and unfil­tered. The extend­ed, con­trolled ripen­ing sea­son of 2021 result­ed in a wine that exhibits robust fla­vors, bright acid­i­ty, and incred­i­bly com­plex, sophis­ti­cat­ed qual­i­ties. The fin­ished blend being 83% Carig­nan, 10% Syrah, and 7% Mourvè­dre. Every sip of Car­nala show­cas­es the metic­u­lous care invest­ed in grow­ing and mak­ing this hand­craft­ed wine. 93 Wine Enthusiast