Domaine Tempier 1997 Bandol Cuvée Spéciale "La Migoua." Mellow tobacco and dried cherry blended into a smooth, waxy, slightly truffly, slightly tarry substrate. This never becomes especially aromatically expressive, but it's texturally delightful, and it works just fine with a dry-aged steak with maitake mushrooms. Not a spectacular wine but an understatedly delicious one. I don't actually know the percentage of Mourvedre in this vintage but if I recall correctly this bottling can have a lot of Grenache and Cinsault in it too.
Dirty and Rowdy 2014 Chalone Mourvedre, Antle Vineyard. Savory-meaty and floral, seems delicate at first but the initial aromatic intensity is followed by a building wave of tannin that one doesn't expect, especially given the relatively light color. This is the second bottle of this we've opened and both have been excellent, but I think the tannic back end is even more prominent now, so I think we'll hold the remaining couple of bottles for a while in case it's shutting down.