La Sirena
2018 Red Blend
, Studio Series
Napa Valley

94 Points - Wine Independent
93+ Points - Wine Advocate
93 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
92 Points - James Suckling

Deep garnet in color from the ripe 2018 vintage, with open aromas of lush fruit – plum, blackberry, and cherry, and notes of cedar, vanilla, and white pepper.  Across the palate it's quite seamless and silky, rich and concentrated.  The fruit flavors are bold and vibrant.  Mouth-filling with smooth tannins, great texture and a long delicious finish.  A beautiful wine from an excellent vintage – complexity and elegance abound in this work of winemaking art.  Delicious and approachable upon release, we expect it will be an age-worthy addition to your cellar as well. Perfectly aged.  Outstanding!

This wine very approachable now, and has plenty of depth, structure, and complexity to lay down for another 5-8 years.  Only a few hundred cases EVER MADE and we have just enough to share with you today.  While it lasts! 

Food pairings include hard cheeses, charcuterie, lamb sliders, risotto with wild mushrooms, pan-seared duck with cherry sauce, slow-roasted prime rib, chocolate truffle.

WINEMAKER

Since 1988 Heidi Peterson Barrett has had an impressive client list of ultra-premium wineries to her name, over 2 dozen in total.  Past winemaking clients include Screaming Eagle (14 years, 1992 and 1997 vintages garnered another set of perfect 100’s from Parker. And a 6-liter bottle of the '92 Screaming Eagle set a world record for the highest price ever paid for a single bottle of wine $500,000 at the 2000 Napa Valley Wine Auction.) 

Other projects include Dalla Valle (8 years), Jones Family (12 years), Grace Family (6 years), Vineyard 29 (6 years), David Arthur, Barbour Vineyards (15 years), Revana (10 years), Showket (12 years), Kenzo Estate (20 years), Paradigm (32 years), and Lamborn (25 years).

VINTAGE

The 2018 Napa Valley vintage belongs in an echelon with the finest of the past two decades.  In terms of weather, "slow" and "easy" were consistent descriptors for this vintage.

APPELLATION:  Napa Valley
VARIETAL:  47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 48% Syrah, 3% Petite Sirah, 2% Cab Franc
HARVEST DATES:  Sept 17, 19, 27, and Oct 20, 2018
AGING:  100% French oak barrels. 45% new, 22 months, variety of coopers and barrel ages
BOTTLING DATE:  June 23, 2020
RELEASE DATE:  April 19, 2022
TA:  6.1 g/L
pH:  3.72
ALCOHOL:  15.1%

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