WTN: There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face

[David M. Bueker]

• 2021 Desire Lines Evangelho - USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Contra Costa County (6/22/2025)
  I’m finally beginning to understand this wine. When it first came out it was bright, red cherry, and basically one note. A year later there was little change. Finally, two and a half years after it was released, the door has opened, and Evangelho has walked through. It’s a brighter version of Evangelho, as the Carignan takes center stage, with Mourvèdre playing bass in the backup band. What it still has is the savory, lip-smacking persistence of those ancient vines on sand. This wine needs to be paired with a meaty, fatty dish so that the acidity can cut through it, and the savory notes can dance with the herbs and spices in the food. Find me a plate of braised short ribs ASAP!

Well, you've baffled me again. Struck out with Eagles, Life, Fast Lane and Walsh. It is a wine from California, but I suspect that there's more to the title than that.

[David M. Bueker]

Nope. You had it. Just referring to Lines in the winery name.

I have largely exhausted Evangelho references between D&R, Bedrock, Ridge, and Desire Lines.

There should be some territory left to mine if you exploit the Evangelho = gospel territory… (Peace in the Valley?) but if you don’t like that idea I’m too tired to fight about it.

Sounds delicious, by the way. I don’t have any Desire Lines Evangelho and will have to fix that.

[David M. Bueker]

If you like Carignan (90% of the blend) it’s well worth it.