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Opaque violet color and intensely aromatic with black and blue fruit, incense, floral, smoke and spice aromas. On the palate it's between medium and full-bodied, and focused with a supple mouthfeel and opulent black cherry, blackberry, blueberry compote, sweet and peppery spice flavors and an appealing nuanced minerality; all nicely balanced with bright acidity and polished velvety tannins. Long finish. 14.8% abv; 300 cases produced. Aged in 30% new French oak. 2012 vintage
Opaque violet color and intensely aromatic with black and blue fruit, incense, floral, smoke and spice aromas. On the palate it's between medium and full-bodied, and focused with a supple mouthfeel and opulent black cherry, blackberry, blueberry compote, sweet and peppery spice flavors and an appealing nuanced minerality; all nicely balanced with bright acidity and polished velvety tannins. Long finish. 14.8% abv; 300 cases produced. Aged in 30% new French oak. 2012 vintage
I last had this in March and am struck by how different this bottle seems from that one. There’s a brighter fruit profile and more piquant acidity, with brown spice (cinnamon?) on the back-end. Not sure to what extent it’s my palate on two different days vs. bottle variation?
I last had this in March and am struck by how different this bottle seems from that one. There’s a brighter fruit profile and more piquant acidity, with brown spice (cinnamon?) on the back-end. Not sure to what extent it’s my palate on two different days vs. bottle variation?
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
