Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - Impressions from a weekend in Napa Valley Day 2 (Napa Valley): Barrel sample
Take all that burly structure from the 2011, reduce the tannins, enhance the richness of the dark fruit and make it even more precise and concentrated, make the earthy undertones a little more pronounced and you have the 2012 Era. A fantastic step up from the 2011 and a very compelling wine as almost every 2012 I've tried this trip has been.