This is Heidi Barrett's winery. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has cassis, cedar, chocolate and char. Full bodied. Ripe, lush texture. Firm tannins. On the palate, this is delicious. Cassis, chocolate and char. Long finish. This is drinking well and should for at least another ten years. This would actually work well with smoke/spicy Tofu for those looking for vegetarian ideas.
I didn't remember until I got home that I had this once before. Probably because the last bottle was good but it did not show this well. Not quite sure why. It might have been me, the circumstances, the food or just bottle variation. This bottle was opened and allowed to breathe for an hour so perhaps that had something to do with it. That's why we pop the corks though. This bottle was outstanding. It is a project of the famous winemaker Heidi Barrett. In a vintage like 2011, this one managed to be clean, ripe and without any green streaks. Very impressive. Purple in color, ruby a
This is a blend of 97.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2.5% Petit Verdot from Heidi Barrett. Purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose has cassis, slight smoke, bell pepper and tobacco. On the palate, this is nice and everything is in proportion. Not a lot of depth. Tannins mostly resolved. Worked well with vegetarian stuffed mushrooms. A fine wine but its price tag on release was $250. Granted 2011 was a difficult vintage, but that is a lot of money for this wine.
