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• Hi.its.Don.4.Wine Likes this wine: 100 points

  May 27, 2021 - A Perfect Wine
  
  If I was a recognized wine reviewer, I can only think of what a “Perfect Wine” review might mean. Alas, I am not, and as such, it will be those of you that read my words and know of what I speak. Also, understand that “Perfect” is based on my taste buds and knowledge of wine, each of us owing to genetics, how we taste.
  
  What makes this wine so perfect, and more importantly, what wine is it?
  
  As for the latter, the wine is the Favia Cerro Sur Napa Valley Red Wine 2012
  
  Created by the husband-and-wife team, Andy Erickson and Annie Favia, the winery started in 2003 in an area in Coombsville in Napa Valley. It should be noted, but too numerous to mention, each person’s credentials as they relate to whom they worked for prior, but both becoming a force in the wine business today.
  
  What makes this wine so perfect? A blend of 62% Cabernet Franc and 38% Cabernet Sauvignon and coming from vineyards situated high in the mountains known as Rancho Chimiles, the vines, now in their mid-thirties, produce wines with a bold aromatic profile which leads you to a wine that is lush, deep, rich and smooth, what more could you ask for? Red fruit, soft tannins, and mouth-coating with an undertone of earthiness but perfectly balanced. Ending in a luxurious and spiced finish. Coming from the excellent 2012 Vintage, the stars aligned to help create this masterpiece.
  
  While the wine received a 97 Point review upon release, and Favia’s La Magdalena (another wine using the same grapes) receiving a 100, the Cerro Sur has transformed into what I still consider to be “That Perfect Wine!”
  
  Cheers

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1 Comment

• Geaux Tigers commented:

  5/27/21, 4:15 PM - Great note, you inspired me to pop another!

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