Got a sample of this Gem! Wow! Vineyard named after their dog, pic on label. Blend, 89% Cab Sauv, rest Cab Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot, aged for 21 months in French oak (75% new). Dense Ruby red with complex aromas of berry fruits, an array of spices. Black cherry and sweet currants on the palate adding cinnamon, burnt leather and cacao. Great balance, structured tannins, long, long finish with mineral oak ending. Great but wait a decade.
Got a sample of this Gem! Wow! Vineyard named after their dog, pic on label. Blend, 89% Cab Sauv, rest Cab Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot, aged for 21 months in French oak (75% new). Dense Ruby red with complex aromas of berry fruits, an array of spices. Black cherry and sweet currants on the palate adding cinnamon, burnt leather and cacao. Great balance, structured tannins, long, long finish with mineral oak ending. Great but wait a decade.
May 6th, 2020
Big, big, and did I say big? Needs a tomahawk chop to hold up to this mammoth of a wine.
Big, big, and did I say big? Needs a tomahawk chop to hold up to this mammoth of a wine.
Oct 1st, 2017
Nose: charcoal, dark currant/raspberry, slight sweet chemical overtone, eucalyptus. Taste: cooked berry pie, long flavor profile, moderate acid, earthier, moderate softening tannins, pleasant light spicy finish.
Nose: charcoal, dark currant/raspberry, slight sweet chemical overtone, eucalyptus. Taste: cooked berry pie, long flavor profile, moderate acid, earthier, moderate softening tannins, pleasant light spicy finish.
Nov 28th, 2019
Napa Valley, California, USA
