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The 2015 DB4 is beautifully in the spot today. Cedar, sweet pipe tobacco, incense, dried herbs all grace this very pretty and expressive wine. I think this the first time I have tasted a DB4 with age. This is a gorgeous showing for Bryant's entry-level offering. Readers should expect a relatively mid-weight, svelte style.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Super-ripe red cherry, plum, espresso, tobacco and menthol are front and center in Bryant's 2015 DB 4. In so many recent vintages the DB 4 has been a real overachiever. In 2015, however, the challenges of the vintage are impossible to escape in Bryant's second wine. I would prefer to drink the 2015 sooner rather than later.
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Proprietary Red DB4 is redolent of kirsch, mulberries, warm plums and black raspberries with suggestions of baking spices and dusty earth. Medium to full-bodied, soft, open and just about ready for business, the spicy red and black fruit preserves flavors are textured by plush tannins, and it finishes on a peppery note. This was tasted as a barrel sample.
About the producer
Founded by Don Bryant in 1986, Bryant Estate is built around a 13-acre vineyard rising from 900 to 1,200 feet on Pritchard Hill. Now led by Bettina Bryant, its acclaimed Bryant Family Vineyard is regarded as one of Napa Valley’s benchmark Cabernet Sauvignons.