Plush yet balanced with a wonderful mix of fully ripened red berry, cherry, currant and rose with a perfect dash of spice from French oak that adds a well-rounded texture, with a long and soft sensuous finish encouraging you to enjoy another juicy sip.
Pair with any of your favorites, including grilled meats, pork, fish, appetizer of courses, and more... like a generous plate served with sauteed meatballs in wine sauce. Oh Yeah!
Vineyard
The fruit was sourced from the Nichelini family, the oldest winery in Napa to have been in the same family's hands since its founding by Anton Nichelini in 1890, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This vintage was lower in yield, but the grapes produced were very well concentrated in flavor. We're proud to be able to offer this limited production wine!
Vintage: 2015
Harvest Date: September 2015
Varietal Composition: 100% Merlot
Appellation: Napa Valley
Release Date: January 2020
Alcohol: 14.4%
Production: 130 cases
All Wines
93 Points, Wine Enthusiast
Polished and elegantly layered Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah offers red plum and black cherry on the nose, with scent of cigar box, forest floor, bay, baking spices and vanilla. Expressive black raspberry, sassafras and smoky pepper flavors that linger with salted dark chocolate, red plum, black raspberry, and cherry on the finish.
93 Points, Wine Enthusiast
Dark fruit aromas of black raspberry, blackberry, black cherry with sage, marjoram and baking spice. The palate full and hearty yet crisp in texture, blending dark cherry with black cardamom, white pepper, currant and dark chocolate, as the acidity and tannins push through to the finish. A gorgeous expressive wine!
93 Points, Vinous
A great example of where Cabernet's structure and depth are balanced by Syrah's jammy fruit-forward flavors. Savory aromas of dark berries, cassis, baking spices and vanilla that intermingle with earthy notes of dried tobacco, cigar box and saddle leather. Notes of dark fruit flavors carry on to the palate, with dark chocolate, vanilla and a hint of black currant.
