Winemaker Tasting Notes:
Ruby-garnet red color. Pungent cherry and raspberry fruits, sweet oak, and complex minerals. Intense cherry fruit entry, ripe plum, lively acid, and exotic spices and barrel toast. Tannins are supple and coated by appealing fruit. Wonderfully long finish. EB (1/20)
Vintage Notes:
Winter began dry, with no rainfall through January and February. Fortunately, heavy rains arrived in March, but cold spring weather and a mild summer delayed the start of harvest until mid-September. Each lot fermented for nine days on the skins to achieve full extraction. Assemblage was done the following spring. This fruit-forward, elegant wine is appealing now and will drink well over the next five years.
The 2018 Three Valleys is another terrific 2018 from this team. [...] it plays in the medium-bodied, elegant end of the spectrum and has wonderful purity in its blue fruits, peppery herbs, violets, and sandalwood aromas and flavors. - Jeb Dunnuck 93 points
Svelte and briary, with vibrant raspberry and black cherry flavors, accented by licorice,
tarragon and white pepper notes. Finishes with snappy tannins. - Wine Spectator Magazine 92 points
