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• isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 points

  January 22, 2016 - Dark violet color. This is really smoky and deep on the nose, with blackberries and plums mixed with a host of awesome tobacco, sweet red pepper, black olive, along with some gravel and leather elements. I love the tartness in this wine, which really makes it pop, but the tannins are still quite grippy and firm, and it takes time to smooth out. The blackberry and blueberry fruit is dark but also crunchy, and mixed together with complex flavors of black olive, smoke, earth, black pepper. Stays silky with a nice tartness. But it has the tannic structure to age for a while longer. It threw a ton of sediment, so definitely one for the decanter. Half Petit Verdot and half Cabernet Franc – a uniquely tasty wine, and I like it for the way it seems to exemplify perfectly these two grapes.

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• isaacjamesbaker wrote: 91 points

  November 6, 2013 - Wine Institute of New Orleans; 11/5/2013-11/6/2013 (New Orleans, LA): I friggin' love this wine. A blend of 50% Petite Verdot and 50% Cabernet Franc, it shows earth, tobacco, dark plums and bell pepper on the nose. Full on the palate, with fine tannins and a creamy mouthfeel. Acid keeps it fresh. Fleshy plum fruit plays with black and green pepper, tobacco, sage and charcoal flavors. Seamless texture and impressive balance, with a long finish. The founder is a New Orleans native, and he told me he calls this wine Double Shotgun because Cab Franc and Petite Verdot, being the less heralded Bordeaux varieties, wouldn't be able to afford to live in the French Quarter. Instead, they'd have to split a double shotgun house. If you're looking for something a little different, an off-the-beaten-path kind of Napa red, try to find this wine. Reasonably priced at $35.

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• Vintage 2012
• Type Red
• Producer Vending Machine Winery
• Varietal Red Blend
• Designation Double Shotgun
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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