Intense and brooding aromatics of dark chocolate, mint, blackberry and dried mushrooms. Dense and sweet black fruit on the attack and a classy velvet feel. Seamless texture with enticing notes of clove and fig. Savory and herbal notes from cabernet franc lift the blend. Black fruit is buffered by a wall of muscular, yet fine grained structure. A merlot-based wine of unabashed power, yet undeniable finesse.
- Matt Dees, Winemaker
47% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot.
97 Points Jeb Dunnuck, Jebdunnuck.com | 93+ Points Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate