Baldacci Family Vineyards
Fraternity Napa Valley Red Blend
Napa Valley, California, USA
It's time for some Cabernet for my #FridayCabernetfix.
Dark ruby/purple in color with a nice brick/reddish rim.
Fruity nose of blackberries, black currants, sweet cherries, raisins, vanilla, cedar, licorice, chocolates, cola, mocha, coffee, peppercorn, vinaigrette, pencil lead, tobacco leaf and light vegetables.
Full bodied, smooth and elegant, with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, tobacco, cedar, leather, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, mocha, coke and vinaigrette.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and cherries..
This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon based blend from Napa Valley. This 7 year old, from a great vintage, is showing great complexity and a wonderful mouthfeel. The alcohol is very integrated at this point.
Good right out of the bottle and better as it opens up and brings out the wonderful aromas. (2 hours)
Good by itself or with food. I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
Thank you Wendy for sharing this jem with me. Just delicious.
Wine Enthusiasts 92 points.
A blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot and 9% Malbec.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
95 points.
$50.
It's time for some Cabernet for my #FridayCabernetfix.
Dark ruby/purple in color with a nice brick/reddish rim.
Fruity nose of blackberries, black currants, sweet cherries, raisins, vanilla, cedar, licorice, chocolates, cola, mocha, coffee, peppercorn, vinaigrette, pencil lead, tobacco leaf and light vegetables.
Full bodied, smooth and elegant, with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, tobacco, cedar, leather, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, mocha, coke and vinaigrette.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and cherries..
This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon based blend from Napa Valley. This 7 year old, from a great vintage, is showing great complexity and a wonderful mouthfeel. The alcohol is very integrated at this point.
Good right out of the bottle and better as it opens up and brings out the wonderful aromas. (2 hours)
Good by itself or with food. I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
Thank you Wendy for sharing this jem with me. Just delicious.
Wine Enthusiasts 92 points.
A blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot and 9% Malbec.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
95 points.
$50.
Drank 9/27/18 at a tasting event. Tasting pour.
Currant and plums with mild oak on the nose. Full bodied with currant, blackberry, with mild tannic backbone.
4/22/7/4/3 + 50 = 90
Drank 9/27/18 at a tasting event. Tasting pour.
Currant and plums with mild oak on the nose. Full bodied with currant, blackberry, with mild tannic backbone.
4/22/7/4/3 + 50 = 90
Always a great Napa Blend, year to year. Unfiltered and uncut, which makes it incredibly dense. The cork has literally almost a cm of gunk on it when you pull it. Blend if Syrah, Cab, and Merlot - black plum, casis liqueur, mocha, smoked cloves, tobacco, vanilla. The finish is lingering and mouth coating. I almost can't drink this one with out some sort of food to give the wine a reason, but none the less awesome stuff.
Always a great Napa Blend, year to year. Unfiltered and uncut, which makes it incredibly dense. The cork has literally almost a cm of gunk on it when you pull it. Blend if Syrah, Cab, and Merlot - black plum, casis liqueur, mocha, smoked cloves, tobacco, vanilla. The finish is lingering and mouth coating. I almost can't drink this one with out some sort of food to give the wine a reason, but none the less awesome stuff.
1 person found it helpfulMar 25th, 2018
Nose is cigar box and cherry. Huge body, paints the mouth. Plum, cherry, and currant. Balanced by tannins that are equal to the task. Everything is so big, if anything wasn’t it wouldn’t work, but does nicely. Wish I was having this with a 2” ribeye. Thanks for the bottle @J Greene
Nose is cigar box and cherry. Huge body, paints the mouth. Plum, cherry, and currant. Balanced by tannins that are equal to the task. Everything is so big, if anything wasn’t it wouldn’t work, but does nicely. Wish I was having this with a 2” ribeye. Thanks for the bottle @J Greene
Mar 26th, 2019
Great Napa blend. Very fruit forward, but not too sweet and has plenty of depth.
Great Napa blend. Very fruit forward, but not too sweet and has plenty of depth.
Feb 20th, 2019
A solid blend that we’ll be getting again. Food-friendly, expressive, and opens up nicely over the course of a dinner.
A solid blend that we’ll be getting again. Food-friendly, expressive, and opens up nicely over the course of a dinner.
Jan 1st, 2018
Extremely approachable with silky tannins. Really nice dark fruit blueberries and plum with a hint of tobacco leaf.
Extremely approachable with silky tannins. Really nice dark fruit blueberries and plum with a hint of tobacco leaf.
Aug 11th, 2017
