This blend of 65% Cabernet Fanc and 35% Merlot offers aromas of dried berry and cherry notes, a good dash of tangy seasoning from oak, and a very delicate herbal note. The palate is medium-weight and dry, lean at first as the natural acid attacks the palate, then subsides into more red cherry flavors with just a hint of vanilla-laced oak. According to Wine Enthusiast: "This Cabernet and Merlot blend is super fruity in blackberries and cherries. Sweet oak adds caramelized vanilla notes. The tannins are near perfect. Seems a bit one-dimenstional now, but it's a very delicious dimension." (04/11) A Gold medal winner at the 2011 Decanter World Wine Awards: "Red fruit tartness from Cabernet Franc, supplie ripe middle from Merlot. Deft French oak notes, well-framed, and an ideal clean red for most proteins." According to Wine Spectator: "Zesty blackberry, wild berry, cedar and spice flavors are complex and full-bodied, a touch coarse and rustic from midpalate on, ending with gritty tannins. Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Best from 2012 through 2020." (05/11)
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