MTN/ART The World's Gone Mad Red Blend

Vintage 2022 – Library Wine The World’s Gone Mad (Red Blend) – The whole is greater than the sum of its parts:   60% East-facing echalas-trained Syrah grown on rocky sandy soil, 30% head-trained bushvine Mourvedre (high-elevation with northwest-facing aspect), and a 10% addition of Cabernet Sauvignon clones from the back slope of Red Mountain.  Ryan has worked with Chris Peterson since their early Ciel du Cheval days, and WeatherEye provided the opportunity for them to continue building their friendship and to craft world-class wines together.  The Syrah and Mourvedre components were concrete fermented, the Cabernet portion was sourced from 1 new, 1 once-used, and 1 older barrel, all the fermentation was native, and the wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered.  76 cases made.

Vintage 2023 – The theme here is DELICIOUSNESS, and winemaker Chris Peterson certainly knows how to make that happen.  “The World’s Gone Mad” has always been about making the best blend possible from whatever the vintage presents to us, and in this case the result is 62% Mourvedre and 38% Syrah from WeatherEye Vineyard.  The head-trained bushvine Mourvedre comes from a picturesque high-elevation, northwest aspect outcropping just below the Red Mountain ridgeline, while the echalas-trained Syrah is from a rocky, sandy canyon with an east/southeast aspect.  Native fermentation was performed in both concrete and stainless steel vessels, 25% whole cluster (with foot-stompin’ for good measure), and aged for 16 months in 33% new Francois Freres, 33% second fill, and the remaining in neutral barrels.  14.6% ABV.  76 cases made.