I tasted this wine back in June, and wasn’t wowed by it, but here in November I find that it’s doing just fine. A plush mix of blackberry, cassis, vanilla, dried herbs and pencil shavings ride a supple structure and finish long and well integrated. Sometimes a few months is all it takes to get a wine firing on all cylinders. Contains 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot.
Duckhorn Vineyards, Napa Valley (California) 2012
By Rich Cook