Showing much better in bottle than it did while in barrel, the wine is dark in color. On the nose you find spicy aromas meshed with roasted dark plums, peppery herbs, flowers, rocks and stones. On the palate, the wine shows off its layers of lush, mineral driven, dark pit fruits, oyster shell, spice, espresso and cocoa on the mid-palate and in the long finish. This is going to get even better with 8 years or so of aging. The wine is a blend of 65% Merlot with 35% Cabernet Franc.
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Spicy roasted plums, caramel and espresso join forces with intensive minerality. The salty tannins add complexity and structure but before you can enjoy all the ripe, juicy red fruits, flowers, licorice and espresso, you are going to need to age this for at least a decade. The wine is a blend of 65% Merlot with 35% Cabernet Franc. 92-94 Pts
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3/9/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 96 Points
Showing much better in bottle than it did while in barrel, the wine is dark in color. On the nose you find spicy aromas meshed with roasted dark plums, peppery herbs, flowers, rocks and stones. On the palate, the wine shows off its layers of lush, mineral driven, dark pit fruits, oyster shell, spice, espresso and cocoa on the mid-palate and in the long finish. This is going to get even better with 8 years or so of aging. The wine is a blend of 65% Merlot with 35% Cabernet Franc.
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4/19/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Spicy roasted plums, caramel and espresso join forces with intensive minerality. The salty tannins add complexity and structure but before you can enjoy all the ripe, juicy red fruits, flowers, licorice and espresso, you are going to need to age this for at least a decade. The wine is a blend of 65% Merlot with 35% Cabernet Franc. 92-94 Pts
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