A true Earth Mother, speaking to soil, graphite, tobacco, and warm sunshine. Rich boysenberry back notes peek through, washed with espresso and walnut. It’s at mid-point that jasmine blooms, black raspberry ripens, and vanilla cedar offers itself up for an elegant finale.
Medium dusty garnet color. Aromas of blackberry and boysenberry, chocolate covered marshmallow, Frango mints, and cigar box with a full body and a long blackberry, vanilla, black cherry, and mint chocolate finish. Beautiful ripe fruit with decadent oak and a hint of minty and herbal freshness; big and bold for a special night now, but very curious to try this after some years in cellar.
Medium ruby black color. Aromas of chocolate coconut cream, black cherry, vanilla creme de cassis, and blackberry cobbler with a full body and a long blackberry, cassis and dried green herbs, vanilla and chocolate, and baking spice finish. Juicy ripe red and black fruit with vanilla pastries balanced by firm tannins; a tasty crowd pleaser now with potential to develop complexity in cellar.
Winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown captured the essence of Bordeaux with a California soul in this wine. Starting with big, grippy tannins and a power pack of black currant, cassis, and dried violets, its earthy nature is triggered. As it opens up, the floral essence broadens, with red roses surrounding tobacco, anise, and graphite. The layers persist on the gentled, and elegantly structured finish.