Dark red, light vanilla nose. A blend with a complex and well balanced flavor profile, saturated blue / black berry entry taste could be mistaken for a lush, ripe, young cabernet. Soft chocolaty tannins pervasive but without hard edges. A delightful spicy bittersweet piquancy which I take to be the Carignan - who knew how much this grape could add. Has the backbone to age however will complement your meal much better than a young cab.
Revision on second tasting The vanilla overwhelms upon repeated tasting. Much too much. Would enjoy reading match ups with Cali Cabs in this price range.
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1/1/2024 - xyc Likes this wine: 89 Points
Dark red, light vanilla nose. A blend with a complex and well balanced flavor profile, saturated blue / black berry entry taste could be mistaken for a lush, ripe, young cabernet. Soft chocolaty tannins pervasive but without hard edges. A delightful spicy bittersweet piquancy which I take to be the Carignan - who knew how much this grape could add. Has the backbone to age however will complement your meal much better than a young cab.
Revision on second tasting The vanilla overwhelms upon repeated tasting. Much too much.
Would enjoy reading match ups with Cali Cabs in this price range.
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