This was a new wine for me. Purple in color, magenta at the rim, mostly opaque and bright. The nose is cassis, char and dist. Light tannins. Medium bodied. On the palate, cassis with slight herbs. This is an easy drinking Cab that seems to be at peak. It drinks well on its own and would work well with pulled pork. Drink over the next five years.
My first time trying this wine. William Segui works closely with Thomas Rivers Brown at Rivers Marie, Outpost and other TRB projects but this wine is he and his wife's own project. The vineyard has been in his wife Mary's, family for 70 years. The wine itself is excellent and for their first time at bat, they hit a home run. Inky purple in color, magenta at the rim. Pop and pour, this took some time to open and was still getting better when the last drop was consumed a couple hours later. Bright and opaque. The nose is really unique. Sure, it has cassis and a bit of blueberries, but
Another winner for this relatively new winery. Inky purple in color, ruby at the rim. Opaque and bright. The nose has cassis, spice, and slight cinnamon. Firm tannins on the palate. There is cassis with underlying dry forest floor. Tightly packed for now, it does unwind a bit in the glass. Seems just a tad more open than the 2016 but just as delicious. This will still need about seven to ten years to reach peak and should be good for ten to fifteen after that. Nevertheless, it is tasty today especially with some air. It needs bigger foods right now if serving with a meal. There i
