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75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Harvest 22 September to 13 October. Aged 50% in new oak barrels, 50% in concrete vats. A Tesseron (Château Pontet-Canet) property since 2016. Grainy, textured wine with very distinctive tannins than are unashamedly crunchy in a Napa context. This works for me! Much fresher than the Napa norm. Some inkiness. Very long. (JR)
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The first vintage with Jérôme Ledit fully at the helm, the 2021 Pym-Rae is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, and the balance Cabernet Franc, brought up in equal parts new oak and concrete, à la Château Pontet-Canet. This is a beautifully classic mountain Cabernet that needs air to show at its best today. Deep ruby/plum-hued, it offers classy notes of cassis, currants, scorched earth, iron, tobacco, and smoky herbs. Medium to full-bodied, with a broad yet focused, layered mouthfeel, it has plenty of tannins and a terrific finish. Give bottles 5-7 years in the cellar, and it should cruise to its 30th birthday with ease. Gorgeously pure, balanced, and classically styled, it’s a flawless expression of Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink 2030-2055.
Dark berry colour, with a swirl of cocoa bean, sage, violet, lavender, cassis, freshly cut herbs, slate-textured tannins, providing relief and contrast to the supple and silky fruits, with a fresh crushed mint finish. Aged 50% new oak, 50% concrete vats, 7ha of vines running 450m to 600m, the yields are naturally rising as the vines are getting used to dry farming. Annouck Morel d'Arleux assistant technical director now joined Mathieu as of 2024. Julien Viaud and Michel Rolland consultants. First full year with Jerome Ledit as winemaker, third vintage of being certified biodynamic, harvest September 22 to October 13.