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Purple in color with a rubby rim, opaque and bright. The nose has cassis, slight black cherry, a bit of new leather, earth and spice. Full bodied. Full tannins. Good balance. On the palate, this is not a monster cab but there is plenty of fruit. Flavors of cassis and black cherries with spice and char. This has depth and should age well. Good finish. Drink over the next ten to fifteen years. It is very nice on its own but probably a bit better with food. It would be a nice pairing with a roasted brisket.
Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is nice with black cherries, slight bramble, char and slight spice. Medium bodied. Medium tannins. On the palate, this is nicely balanced with good acidity. Flavors of black cherries, with spice and char. Good finish. This is drinking well but will age nicely over the next ten years. It is excellent on its own and will work well with many foods. It went very well with vegetarian Indian food (moderately spicy).
This is a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 3% Malbec, and 2% Cabernet Franc. inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is great with cassis, cedar, slight graphite and spice. Full bodied. Firm tannins. Nicely balanced. On the palate, this is delicious. Young but showing some development. Flavors of cassis, spice, slight dry leather and char. Long finish. This is lovely on its own and will work well with big meats, fowl or veggies. It worked very well with a simple Pasta dish. Drink over the next ten to fifteen years.
Just a gorgeous white wine. It is a blend of 72% Chardonnay, 15.4% Roussanne, and 12.6% Marsanne. Golden in color, clear and bright. The nose has red apples, peach, wax, white flowers and baking spices. Full bodied. Light tannins. Loads of energy. Good acidity. On the palate, this is deep and delicious. Crisp. Flavors of apples, grapefruits, spices and char. Long finish. This is drinking well and should continue for another ten to fifteen years. very nice on its own but even a bit better with food. This would work well with grilled Tuna Steaks.
This is the basic Cab from Myriad. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has deep with cassis, new leather, slight graphite, cedar and spice. Full bodied. Firm tannins. Good balance. On the palate, this is drinking well. Flavors of cassis with a bit of tobacco and spice and char. Good acidity. Long finish. No doubt this will still improve with good cellaring but not harm in drinking so young but give it some air. Drink over the next ten to fifteen years. It is great on its own and will work with bigger (fatty) foods. A nice choice at a Steakhouse.
From a recent cellar purchase a friend made, this was very drinkable and much better than I would have thought. Cherry red in color, mostly clear and bright. The nose has cherries, slight sandalwood and slight baking spice. Medium bodied. Good balance. On the palate, there is still nice cherry fruit. Not super complex but some depth. It drinks nicely on its own but would be better with food. It would be nice with baked salmon with a cream sauce. Drink up.
