Tasting Notes:
Aromatics of cassis and exotic spice with a hint of anise. Early season blackberry and dark cherry coat the palate and tingle with striking acidity. Finishing with hints of cigar box, dusty summer cedar and cola.
Aging:
10 months in 38% new French oak, 23% one year-old French oak, 23% two year-old French oak , and 16% neutral French oak
Finished TA: 6.0 g/L
Finished pH: 3.70
Finished Alcohol: 14.1%
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Ruby-red. Aromas of blackberry, cherry cola, candied licorice and mocha take on a suave floral element in the glass. Sweet and broad on the palate, offering intense dark berry and violet pastille flavors sweetened by a building note of vanilla. The cola and vanilla notes come back steadily on a very long, penetrating finish that's framed and given grip by smooth, harmonious tannins. For a rich wine, there's quite good energy here. - Josh Raynolds, Vinous 93 Points
Directly adjoining the famed Shea Vineyard, these grapes bring comparable quality. This is young, grapy and aromatic, with primary aromas focused on black-cherry fruit. There are streaks of licorice and cola, leading into a long, lemony, tobacco-laced finish. - Wine Enthusiast Magazine 92 Points
