Community Tasting Note

• Badmonkey wrote: 94 points

  May 14, 2022 - Curious how the 2019 Fortuna cab compares to their 2019 Haze cab so decided to taste them side by side. Somewhat similar profiles which isn’t a surprise since both are mostly derived from the Fortuna Vineyard. Purple fruit - blackberry, currants, dark cherry, and some blueberry and plum. Smooth mid-palate with a nice purity and solid depth/concentration. Nice rich flavors of dark berries, some spice, cassis, and cocoa. Decent finish but not overly long nor deep. Decanted both for two hours and drank over a couple more. Improved a little with time but drinking well after the decant despite their youth. Both were quite good even at this really youthful stage but I would give a slight edge to the Haze - I tend to prefer how the 100% cab finishes in comparison to the Fortuna which has some petit verdot. Nonetheless, a nice vintage of this wine. No surprise of the 95 to 98 barrel sample review from Dunnuck. In my opinion, 95 for the Haze and 94 for the Fortuna.

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• Jazz Nut commented:

  5/15/22, 8:50 PM - Thanks for the note Badmonkey! I just ordered The Haze to compare to the Fortuna, can’t wait to a side by side! I’ve really enjoyed the 2019 vintage of Fortuna.

• Badmonkey commented:

  5/16/22, 4:35 AM - My father bought some of the Fortuna but not the Haze so I figured I would bring over a bottle. Both solid wines for the money. I don’t believe that you’ll be disappointed in the Haze. Take care.

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