37% Zinfandel, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Sangiovese, 14% Syrah, 12% Merlot, 1% Malbec. Following fermentation, the wine was aged for 18 months in a combination of French (80%) and American (20%) oak barrels [33%new]. The wine comes in at 14.1% ABV. After a very lengthy amount of air time aromas of medium-plus intensity show complex aromas of pencil shavings, cedar, currant, raspberry and cassis, mountain herbs, with touches of vanilla, baking spice, blackberry and dark chocolate. On the warm palate, medium-plus bodied and smooth. Flavors of dark cherry, chocolate, cassis, vanilla, toasty oak, herbs, blackberry and hints of earth, blackberry and raspberry. The finish lingers with moderate complexity.
Overall. Definitely over delivers for the price point.
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5/13/2017 - pmik wrote: 89 Points
OK cab. Nice QPR
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6/22/2016 - propapapa wrote: 85 Points
Nose is bright cherry. Palate pretty tight out of bottle. Again red fruit. Not super full bodied, surprisingly light. Strong oak. Metallic.
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4/8/2016 - Neonbob wrote:
Smooth not full bodied
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3/6/2016 - bjamesclark wrote: 92 Points
37% Zinfandel, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Sangiovese, 14% Syrah, 12% Merlot, 1% Malbec. Following fermentation, the wine was aged for 18 months in a combination of French (80%) and American (20%) oak barrels [33%new]. The wine comes in at 14.1% ABV.
After a very lengthy amount of air time aromas of medium-plus intensity show complex aromas of pencil shavings, cedar, currant, raspberry and cassis, mountain herbs, with touches of vanilla, baking spice, blackberry and dark chocolate.
On the warm palate, medium-plus bodied and smooth. Flavors of dark cherry, chocolate, cassis, vanilla, toasty oak, herbs, blackberry and hints of earth, blackberry and raspberry. The finish lingers with moderate complexity.
Overall. Definitely over delivers for the price point.
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