West Side Story Tasting: Mourvedre Glass 1: 100% Western Exposure Glass 2: 75% Western:25% Eastern Pre-fermentation blend Glass 3: 75% Western:25% Eastern Post-fermentation blend Glass 4: 100% Eastern Exposure Glass 5: 25% Western:75% Eastern Pre-fermentation blend Glass 6: 25% Western:75% Eastern Post-fermentation blend
Perceptions at Bottling Western Exposure: nutty, jam fruit, harsher Eastern Exposure: chemical, musty, earthy, aldehydic, dominated in blends Blends: a decay character emerged particularly in the post-fermentation blends Pre versus Post Fermentation Blends: Pre better than post in bench trials, but some folks noted a neoprene- like taint in the 75% west pre-fermentation blend