Classic, spicy and floral, the 2020 L'Idiot du Village offers aromas of fresh cherry skin, potpourri and hints of turned earth with dusty florals. Medium to full-bodied, the wine is fresh, succulent and food-friendly, offering delicate flavors of crunchy red fruit, baked earth and soft red spices. The wine concludes with a lingering, floral lift that will remain crushable for years. It's a fantastic Mourvèdre. It was made from 90% whole-cluster grapes and rested for 16 months in neutral French oak. I've always been a sucker for this bottling.

Blended with 5% Syrah, the 2018 L'Idiot du Village Mourvedre offers fantastic aromas of dusty red flowers with a crunchy red fruit essence. Medium to full-bodied, the wine is mineral-driven on the palate with notions of iodine and umami, followed by flavors of wild strawberry and raspberry and a soft potpourri character. The wine races to a food-friendly finish that has me coming back for a second and third sip. It's a delightful and crushable wine that was made with 50% whole-cluster grapes.

Aromas of wild strawberry with dusty cherry and black pepper emanate from the 2017 L'Idiot du Village along with subtle hints of smoked lavender, worn leather and dried herbs. Medium to full-bodied, the wine is expressive, displaying distinct layers of subtle oak spices with a soft stemminess and flavors of black pepper. It lingers in the mouth on the dusty, red-fruited finish with a rustic kiss of ground black pepper. This is one of the best American bottlings of Mourvèdre on the market.

Ah, yes, the Gramercy Mourvèdre. One hundred percent Mourvèdre, the 2016 L'Idiot du Village opens with a dusty strawberry-laced nose, with notes of soft baked earth, red cherries and subtle red spice tones. Medium-bodied, the palate shows a balanced and honest wine— without over manipulation—delivering purity of expression and pleasure, providing everything that it promises to the drinker. It ends with a subtly spiced and lingering finish that leaves me feeling happy and satisfied. Only 254 cases produced.

Notes of mulberries, cranberries, exotic spices and spring flowers all emerge from the 2014 L’Idiot du Village, which in 2014 is 100% Mourvèdre from the Alder Ridge and Olsen vineyards. Medium-bodied, lightly textured and juicy, it’s a charming, silky, moderately concentrated effort to drink on release.