Opened to celebrate my son’s 15th birthday. Poured alongside the 2006 Caravina. This wine pours a deep garnet with a semi translucent core no obvious signs of age. Medium+ viscosity. On the nose, medium+ intensity with notes of tobacco, desiccated cherry, black cherry, black currant, purple flowers, green bell pepper, leather and baking spice. On the palate, confirming the dark fruits with cherries, currants, leather, leaf tobacco, Szechuan peppers and baking spice. The finish is so long and savory. the wine is dry, medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. The tannins are still pretty gritty. The finish is long and satisfying. This still has many good years ahead of it.
Opened to celebrate my son’s 15th birthday. Poured alongside the 2006 Caravina. This wine pours a deep garnet with a semi translucent core no obvious signs of age. Medium+ viscosity. On the nose, medium+ intensity with notes of tobacco, desiccated cherry, black cherry, black currant, purple flowers, green bell pepper, leather and baking spice. On the palate, confirming the dark fruits with cherries, currants, leather, leaf tobacco, Szechuan peppers and baking spice. The finish is so long and savory. the wine is dry, medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. The tannins are still pretty gritty. The finish is long and satisfying. This still has many good years ahead of it.
Nov 2nd, 2021
Napa Valley, California, USA
