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Monday, May 10, 2021 - Retail $17.76. 39% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Zinfandel, 11% Malbec. This wine is a blend of several varieties, but also a blend from a few appellations: 80% Mendocino County, 15% Napa Valley, 5% Sonoma County. I wonder if the variations both in variety and location, coupled with Abraham Lincoln on the label are a coincidence. Mr. Lincoln is, by far, my favorite president, and I have read countless biographies on the 16th as well as many of his own writings. From a young age, I was smitten with the Honest One and I like to think that it is not coincidence that we both achieved the height of 6’4” (all my immediate relatives are all under 5’10”). It seems clear, at least to me, that he strived to “blend” the various elements of the American experience into a cohesive whole. While the country, perhaps, struggles to achieve that goal, this wine does not: fruity and spicy, much like the American populace, with discernible elements, but much more powerful as one cohesive unit. Am I reading too much into this wine? Perhaps. But there is something about this wine other than the president that adorns its label.

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