Community Tasting Note

• Cristal2000 Likes this wine: 97 points

  April 1, 2023 - As others mentioned, this is a new project from Ecotone vineyard, which formerly comprised the famed Abreu Thorevilos. They smartly chose Graeme MacDonald to consult on winemaking. Jack was nice enough to give us a preview of the 2019.
  
  For those who have had Thorevilos, this is a slightly more reserved wine, and like MacDonald Cabs will need a generous amount of air to show its best young. Starts with a complex nose of tobacco leaf, menthol, dark flowers and spice box. The palate is powerful but seamless, with exceptional tannin integration. There is a tight core of pure fruit with layers just begging to unfurl. Elegant with lovely nuance and serious length, this shows a ton of promise. I happened to have a little left later the same day, and it was starting to really round into form. Definitely a wine to put on the priority list. 96-97+.

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5 Comments

• NickRut commented:

  4/1/23, 6:09 PM - Solid review - Any idea what price point is?

• Cristal2000 commented:

  4/2/23, 2:26 PM - That would have been a good question to ask. Lol. I've heard in the mid-200's but we shall see with all this price inflation in Napa.

• MJP Hou TX commented:

  4/3/23, 11:09 AM - Also, release date if you don't mind? Great notes as always!

• Cristal2000 commented:

  4/3/23, 6:24 PM - I believe he said around August of this year.

• MJP Hou TX commented:

  4/4/23, 1:36 PM - Great, thanks for that.

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