Westerly Wines
Fletcher's Red Blend
California, USA
#AgedWineTuesday
Dark ruby in color with a wide brick rim.
Showing a beautiful nose with black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, figs, cedar, light vanilla, licorice, light earth, milk chocolates, black tea, cloves, green herbs, mediterranean spices, tobacco leaf and dark coffee.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with cooked cherries, blueberries, black plums, mediterranean spices, cedar, licorice, chocolates, eucalyptus, tobacco leaf, peppercorn, earth and herbs.
Long long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This 14 year old red blend from Santa Ynez Valley in California is just gorgeous now. Elegant and nicely balanced with soft a mouthfeel. Rich and fruit forward, tangy and engaging.
Drinking from a half bottle, so probably aged faster, and feels like a 20 year old Napa Bordeaux blend.
What a great surprise. So much complexity, on both the nose and palate. Showing perfect balance, and the alcohol is not noticeable at all.
Drinking at its peak now, and will continue to do so in the next few years.
Good right out of the bottle, and a great sipping wine. Such a pleasure.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
95 points.
$75.
#AgedWineTuesday
Dark ruby in color with a wide brick rim.
Showing a beautiful nose with black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, figs, cedar, light vanilla, licorice, light earth, milk chocolates, black tea, cloves, green herbs, mediterranean spices, tobacco leaf and dark coffee.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with cooked cherries, blueberries, black plums, mediterranean spices, cedar, licorice, chocolates, eucalyptus, tobacco leaf, peppercorn, earth and herbs.
Long long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This 14 year old red blend from Santa Ynez Valley in California is just gorgeous now. Elegant and nicely balanced with soft a mouthfeel. Rich and fruit forward, tangy and engaging.
Drinking from a half bottle, so probably aged faster, and feels like a 20 year old Napa Bordeaux blend.
What a great surprise. So much complexity, on both the nose and palate. Showing perfect balance, and the alcohol is not noticeable at all.
Drinking at its peak now, and will continue to do so in the next few years.
Good right out of the bottle, and a great sipping wine. Such a pleasure.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
95 points.
$75.
Deep Ruby, aromas of red/black fruits with cedar and tobacco notes. On the palate blackberry currant with notes of licorice, mushroom & cigar box, adding a nutty oak character. Fine tannins, medium finish ending with earthy character. Drink now as fruit is waning a bit.
Deep Ruby, aromas of red/black fruits with cedar and tobacco notes. On the palate blackberry currant with notes of licorice, mushroom & cigar box, adding a nutty oak character. Fine tannins, medium finish ending with earthy character. Drink now as fruit is waning a bit.
Jul 19th, 2021
Still going very strong at almost a decade. I really enjoyed some of the secondary characteristics that age has brought.
Still going very strong at almost a decade. I really enjoyed some of the secondary characteristics that age has brought.
Nov 6th, 2019Pleasant! Maybe just past apex in its life. Very good QPR.
Pleasant! Maybe just past apex in its life. Very good QPR.
Jul 30th, 2018
2012 The secret is to wait for the right time to open a wine ( or discover it in the back of the fridge). V smooth
2012 The secret is to wait for the right time to open a wine ( or discover it in the back of the fridge). V smooth
Nov 6th, 2017
Pleasure in a bottle! Okay you hedonist berry lovers, this inky dark red is bold and sassy.
Pleasure in a bottle! Okay you hedonist berry lovers, this inky dark red is bold and sassy.
Aug 30th, 2017Bursting with fruit. Vibrant. Great right now.
Bursting with fruit. Vibrant. Great right now.
Mar 31st, 2017Wow! I would say a very pleasant surprise, but Westerly is the best WTSO discovery I have made. So when I saw this Bordeaux blend come up, I jumped on it. 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 23% Petit Verdot and 4% Cabernet Franc. Winemaker is Adam Henkel who used to be at Harlan.
Sometimes it's hard to live up to expectations, but this certainly did! Lovey lavender and warm oak notes in the glass. Very expressive. Strawberry, blackberry, cassis on the palate. I love the cab franc here! Well integrated tannins. Nice moderate finish. Winner!
Wow! I would say a very pleasant surprise, but Westerly is the best WTSO discovery I have made. So when I saw this Bordeaux blend come up, I jumped on it. 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 23% Petit Verdot and 4% Cabernet Franc. Winemaker is Adam Henkel who used to be at Harlan.
Sometimes it's hard to live up to expectations, but this certainly did! Lovey lavender and warm oak notes in the glass. Very expressive. Strawberry, blackberry, cassis on the palate. I love the cab franc here! Well integrated tannins. Nice moderate finish. Winner!