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Napa Valley Proprietary Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon
Beautiful, perfume, florals interwoven with the fruits. Blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, haunting blue fruits, leather, strawberries, cherries and dry cranberries. Understated vanilla, mild clove, light cinnamon, dark rich soils, light graphite, dry crush rocks, fresh tobacco and fresh, dark florals with violets and just a hint of lavender.
What a round, ruby, body with ghostly tannins. It’s all beauty. Blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, haunting blue fruits, leather, strawberries, cherries and dry cranberries. Understated vanilla, medium clove, light cinnamon, some of the most beautiful dark spice I’ve had in a wine, dark rich soils, light graphite, dry crush rocks, dry top soil, fresh tobacco and fresh, dark florals with violets and just a hint of lavender. The acidity is perfect...like a rain shower. The finish is really amazingly balanced, elegant, floral and persistent for minutes. The 2016 Proprietary Blend will stun in 10 years plus in bottle.
Photos of; the winery and tasting room shot on a sunnier day than this visit. The cellar walk to the doors of their barrel room, private tasting room with library wines and their Estate vines on a beautiful Napa sunny day.
Beautiful, perfume, florals interwoven with the fruits. Blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, haunting blue fruits, leather, strawberries, cherries and dry cranberries. Understated vanilla, mild clove, light cinnamon, dark rich soils, light graphite, dry crush rocks, fresh tobacco and fresh, dark florals with violets and just a hint of lavender.
What a round, ruby, body with ghostly tannins. It’s all beauty. Blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, haunting blue fruits, leather, strawberries, cherries and dry cranberries. Understated vanilla, medium clove, light cinnamon, some of the most beautiful dark spice I’ve had in a wine, dark rich soils, light graphite, dry crush rocks, dry top soil, fresh tobacco and fresh, dark florals with violets and just a hint of lavender. The acidity is perfect...like a rain shower. The finish is really amazingly balanced, elegant, floral and persistent for minutes. The 2016 Proprietary Blend will stun in 10 years plus in bottle.
Photos of; the winery and tasting room shot on a sunnier day than this visit. The cellar walk to the doors of their barrel room, private tasting room with library wines and their Estate vines on a beautiful Napa sunny day.
Excellent wine !!! A truly remarkable weekend of tasting.
Excellent wine !!! A truly remarkable weekend of tasting.
2 people found it helpfulNov 16th, 2014If this Brand were a girl, she would not be the hottest girl at the party. Totally approachable just nothing to lust over. A nice personality. None of the qualities I'm looking for in a $200 a bottle wine.
If this Brand were a girl, she would not be the hottest girl at the party. Totally approachable just nothing to lust over. A nice personality. None of the qualities I'm looking for in a $200 a bottle wine.
1 person found it helpfulJul 3rd, 2016Mind-blowing. There's a lot of hype surrounding Brand (neighbors of Ovid). The hype is real, they absolutely lived up to it. The proprietary red was a sign of the AVA's true potential.
Mind-blowing. There's a lot of hype surrounding Brand (neighbors of Ovid). The hype is real, they absolutely lived up to it. The proprietary red was a sign of the AVA's true potential.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 18th, 2016As usual, drinking well despite @DAG's mustache getting in the way of the picture.
As usual, drinking well despite @DAG's mustache getting in the way of the picture.
Oct 4th, 2016It was a Napa Cabernet frenzy night! Another blockbuster
It was a Napa Cabernet frenzy night! Another blockbuster
Feb 16th, 2016