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Item Number: 6869
UPC: None
Country: USA
Region: California
Appellation/AVA: California
Vintage: 2011
Grape(s): Petite Verdot / Cabernet Franc / Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Syrah / Grenache / Zinfandel
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14.5
Once again, Banshee is blending all kinds of crazy stuff together to make a wine that manages to be both delicious and classy while completely disregarding any boundary lines set by varietals, AVAs, or known wine reference points. It doesn’t try to be anyone else. It just is what it is. The dude abides. Is that Zen or what?
For the 2011 vintage of Mordecai, Banshee built around a core of cold vintage, Napa Valley, Bordeaux varietals. There are some killer intense lots of Petite Verdot and Cabernet Franc from near Calistoga that figure prominently here as well as some tasty Cabernet and Merlot barrels from Howell Mountain sources.
Then the dance party really heated up. To that frame, they added some different Syrahs from Paso Robles, Sonoma Coast, and Anderson Valley and an ethereal bit of high-toned Grenache which also hailed from Paso. This Bordeaux meets Rhone blend blasted off to another planet with the addition of Dry Creek Zinfandel and Sierra Foothills Barbera.
The resulting wine is a unique beast. While many red blends try to bowl you over with full throttle richness and power, Mordecai wants to excite and charm you as well. It possesses a full range of red-fruited characteristics, bramble and spice on a medium-to-full-bodied frame. With the structure from the cool vintage, this Mordecai not only drinks well now but will likely continue to improve over the next few years.
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