2017 MUDD – Long Island, AVA

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The last time we made MUDD was 2008, so we are excited to bring back this gem of a wine! We believe the MUDD we are sending you is a scrumptious reflection of the delicious 2017 vintage. Not only is our 2017 MUDD delicious now...it is just a baby, and will improve in the bottle for at least six to eight years and drink well for a solid dozen! Our 2017 MUDD is composed of 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 22% Petit Verdot, 10% Syrah, 2% Teroldego, 1% Blaufranksich. All the fruit was hand harvested and de-stemmed into small one-ton bins where it was stomped on by foot and punched down by hand. After primary (wild/ambient) fermentation the wine was racked to a variety of barrels, hogsheads and puncheons where it spent eighteen months before being bottled on June 8th 2019. Our 2017 MUDD is dry, medium-bodied, has moderate alcohol, wonderful aromas, balanced acidity, soft, ripe tannins and wonderfully persistent length. The wine is complex and displays finesse and elegance in its captivating texture and expression of fruit and wood. There are aromas and flavors of black plums, raspberries, cherries, brown spice, forest floor, black raspberries, black peppercorns and cocoa. Pair this graceful, satisfying red wine with a pork roast, a juicy rib-eye or a succulent rack of lamb. In addition, a mushroom risotto, braised pancetta wrapped monkfish or a cozy fire and a hunk of aged alpine cheese would do the trick quite nicely. This wine celebrates our growing partnership with Steve Mudd and the Mudd family as well as the dirt in which we grow our wine. The label is actually a drawing of our soil with the various contents noted at different depths. It's pretty cool, check it out! Cheers. Only 208 cases were bottled. 3 bottle max per customer.
Click here to watch the MUDD tasting video with Anthony