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Monday, December 7, 2020 - 13.9% alcohol; Imported by Folio Fine Wine Partners, The Michael Mondavi Family, Napa, California; 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, the vintner's signature label grown in high elevation vineyards over 1160 meters in the Finca Brio, Los Árboles, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina; with that pedigree you would expect an outstanding red, and this wine delivers; real cork with less than 1 mm wine penetration, medium-weight foil; opened, vinturied and tasted right afterwards at room temperature (24 degrees C); medium legs, dark purple; nose of stone fruit, citrus, forest floor, trace of roasted marshmallows; full bodied, nice balance of tannins, sourness and sweetness; it could be that the Cabernet Franc slightly attenuates the stronger characteristics of the Cabernet Sauvignon creating an unexpected layered complexity; notes of stone fruit (plums, prunes, cherries). detected especially on the sides and back of the tongue; medium to long finish; pair with beef, pork, lamb, slow cooked on a gas grill under lower heat; serve this to your dear friends and guests who you would especially like to see again

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