61% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 9% Petit Verdot
Aging: 20 months in 15% New American Oak
Fermentation: Stainless steel
Alcohol: 14.5%
Acidity: 6.6 g/l
pH: 3.95
Residual sugar: 0g
Solid choice for a cocoa/Espresso and fruit combo. Even though the claim is espresso, it might come across more like cocoa to me. Either way, I do appreciate the combo with fruit. Other claims are cherry and vanilla, which are not as center stage but more background singers of texture to the espresso/cocoa. This is interesting and worthwhile to periodically mix in with oaky blends, yet I prefer oak to cocoa/coffee most of the time. I’m curious if there are other better cocoa/espresso blends out there, but I’ll say this one is well-balanced and I’d gladly return.
61% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 9% Petit Verdot
Aging: 20 months in 15% New American Oak
Fermentation: Stainless steel
Alcohol: 14.5%
Acidity: 6.6 g/l
pH: 3.95
Residual sugar: 0g
Solid choice for a cocoa/Espresso and fruit combo. Even though the claim is espresso, it might come across more like cocoa to me. Either way, I do appreciate the combo with fruit. Other claims are cherry and vanilla, which are not as center stage but more background singers of texture to the espresso/cocoa. This is interesting and worthwhile to periodically mix in with oaky blends, yet I prefer oak to cocoa/coffee most of the time. I’m curious if there are other better cocoa/espresso blends out there, but I’ll say this one is well-balanced and I’d gladly return.
May 7th, 2023
I let this open and it was delicious, smooth full of ripe, juicy grapes!
I let this open and it was delicious, smooth full of ripe, juicy grapes!
Apr 29th, 2022
Dark leather, smoke, pencil shaving, super tannic, low acid
Dark leather, smoke, pencil shaving, super tannic, low acid
Oct 16th, 2021
Able good middle of the road Cabernet, rich burgundy in color , medium body, could use a little a aging, has some vanilla notes, and some light light blueberries to it.
It is a very young wine, this one may have potential.
Forgot to say that it does have the red mountain properties as advertised
Able good middle of the road Cabernet, rich burgundy in color , medium body, could use a little a aging, has some vanilla notes, and some light light blueberries to it.
It is a very young wine, this one may have potential.
Forgot to say that it does have the red mountain properties as advertised
Nov 12th, 2019
Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
