One of California’s most impressive red blends (89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Malbec, 4% Petit Verdot) this luscious wine yields a complex sensory amalgam of dark fruits such as plums and berries layered with black pepper spice, chocolate and mocha, and a haunting suggestion of minty eucalyptus flavor. The aromas are appetite-inducing, the texture is bold, the tannins are pleasantly assertive, and the wine is long, long, long on the palate.
Mount Veeder Winery, Mount Veeder, Napa Valley (California) 2014
By Marguerite Thomas