2012 Thomas Coyne Contra Costa County Mourvedre

Notes

Back in August of last year I was approached by Anne Marie Coyne-Kashkooli, the daughter of Thomas Coyne, she was curious if we were interested in buying a large lot from her Father's winery that is no longer in business, the Thomas Coyne Winery. To hear that name was a blast from the past for me. For years before I came to K&L I sold the wines out of a little shop in Berkeley that I helped run and they were always wildly popular with our customers. They were wines of zero pretense, full of charm and ease so I was all ears. Turned out Thomas has passed away and as the moving force of the winery the family decided not to continue the business. I hadn't had the wines in years, Thomas loved making wine and finding great vineyards in not so famous areas but he wasn't much for pounding the pavement and selling his wines outside of the winery. Tasting the wines again I was reminded of why they were always so successful, they were great table wines with enough fruit and exuberance to drink as cocktail wines, they were spot on for their varietals and they has so much verve and unassuming beauty. So Anne Marie and I worked through all of the details, and we've selected a handful of wines that we think our customers will love. The kicker is we are bringing all of these wines to you for deeply discounted prices! (Bryan Brick, K&L)