2022 Napa Valley Red Blend
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93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 1% Carmenère, 1% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot. Harvest 9 September to 1 October. 20 days’ average skin contact. Aged for 22 months in 60% new French oak, 39% neutral French oak and 1% amphora. Bottled July 2024. Deep crimson. Herbal quality, lightly inky but in a good, rather sophisticated and distinctive way. Polished tannins and fragrant. Solid terroir-driven wine. (JR)
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