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Force Majeure

Proprietor Paul McBride has made some rather radical changes to the Force Majeure line-up in the past few years. Two thousand thirteen was the last vintage featuring a Collaboration Series, as this was largely a project guided by Ryan Johnson, who manages the Ciel du Cheval vineyard but left Force Majeure after the 2013 vintage. Johnson hired Todd Alexander, who had previously served as winemaker at Bryant Family Vineyard in Napa Valley, and with 2014 the wines here are 100% from McBride’s estate vineyard on Red Mountain, which features basalt, limestone and volcanic ash on the upper hillsides and deeper, sandier soil lower down. Superstar grape-grower Dick Boushey farms the site, and California winemaker Helen Keplinger consults on winemaking. Two thousand fourteen was also the first crop of wines made in Force Majeure’s new winery. Annual production is now around 2,000 cases but may reach 3,200 as the rest of McBride’s 23 planted acres are ready to produce fruit.

The ‘14s here are consistently excellent. Both McBride and Alexander find these wines more muscular than the ‘15s.

From Washington: Various Shades of Hot (Oct 2017) by Stephen Tanzer

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2014 Parvata Force Majeure Vineyard

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2014 Syrah Force Majeure Vineyard

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2014 Red Wine Force Majeure Vineyard Épinette

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2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Force Majeure Vineyard

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2014 Parvata Force Majeure Vineyard

2014 Syrah Force Majeure Vineyard

2014 Red Wine Force Majeure Vineyard Épinette

2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Force Majeure Vineyard

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