Dark, deep and mysterious, the 2021 Mortar & Stone stimulates the senses and inspires the imagination. The intrigue begins with its concentrated purple color. Moving closer for inspection, uplifted aromas suggest cassis reduction, distressed leather, cigar wrapper, espresso, and toasted baking spices. The mouth-coating palate expresses layers of decadent cocoa nib, macerated blackberry, forest floor and cedar bark. Harvested from ancient head trained, dry farmed vines in rocky soil, this wine will over-deliver and leave room for additional reflection. 

Mending Wall is the product of three families and what brought us together: our love of wine. Here, there are no rules. No expectations. Just the freedom to follow that friendship, to let it unfold and take us in new directions. The name Mending Wall comes from the Robert Frost poem about two neighbors who meet once a year to restore the boundary that separates them, the boundary that brings them together. Our winemaking philosophy follows a similar path. Mending Wall is about coming together to explore and question the established boundaries in winemaking. Here, we’re free to experiment and play. No longer constrained by space, time or rules about what should and what should not go into a bottle.

Composition: Blend of Zinfandel and Petite Sirah